John McCain

But, would you also agree, and you, Sheriff, that we now have technology... where we could achieve 90 percent effective control and 100 percent situational awareness.

We have in this legislation of the 2016 NDAA mandated a reduction of headquarters staff by 25 percent

I hope beginning next year you will not come before this committee with a request to phase out the A-10 aircraft

I strongly suggest you do so.

We cannot justify that to the taxpayers.

The military's inability to overcome a flawed perception among some members of the public and the media that the military justice system is not at all protective of an accused person's rights and is therefore, anything but a credible…

If confirmed, I will fully support congressional oversight of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise.

I have no reason to doubt the constitutionality of those provisions.

We want an audit that the American people and this committee and the Members of Congress can look at.

I can tell you that is not exhilarating to me saying 'each year,' after 15 years of failure.

For 15 years, we have been talking about an audit.

The naval nuclear propulsion program has had a longstanding tradition of innovation and the ability to attract top-notch talent

I am deeply concerned that the United States is beginning to lose its technological dominance.

I believe a review would be useful.

I support the Secretary of Defense's decision to continue Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) production, and procure a Frigate (FF) based on the LCS Flight 0+ design.

If you are confirmed, what will you do to ensure this type of criminal corruption will not happen again?

If confirmed, will you realistically revalidate the fleet requirement in light of the most diverse and complex array of global crises since the end of World War II?

In Navy's latest assessment earlier this year, the number was revised to 306 ships.

There have been significant allegations about distortion of intelligence information as it comes up through Central Command [CENTCOM] to the President of the United States.

It seems to me that the--just the icebreaker situation is indicative of the difference in emphasis that Russia and the United States seem to place.

The overriding message that I hope is clear is our firm commitment to a naval presence in that region.

Our combatant commanders say they require 450 ships.

The bipartisan National Defense Panel calls for a fleet of 323 to 346 ships.

The Navy's requirement is 308 ships.

By any measure, today's fleet of 273 ships is too small to address these critical security challenges.