Brian Schatz actually said...

"It is ironic to me that so-called 'small government types' want a Commerce Department bureau to oversee the technical underpinnings of the Internet."

"I'm a little worried that the budget request doesn't reflect how quickly escalating the threat to energy security is in the context of MDA."

"I fear that places like Alaska, places like Hawaii, get harmed in that process because things get pushed to the right."

"With the exception of our longstanding commitments to the Republic of Korea and Japan, we've largely had a 'places, not bases' defense posture in the Asia Pacific."