In his first Senate floor appearance since ending his White House bid, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, touted the amendments he has introduced to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, even though he plans to vote against the final bill.

But Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, quickly shot down the freshman senator on Tuesday and told him his proposals would be more likely to be considered if he would support the more-than-1,600-page bill instead of voting against it every year over a specific proposal.