Brian Schatz actually said...

"I know members on both sides of this aisle agree, so this is not a partisan issue."

"It is really a make-or-break priority."

"I worry that others, such as quality-of-life and infrastructure improvement projects are getting pushed to the right or cut entirely."

"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."