Brian Schatz actually said...

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

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

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

It is really a make-or-break priority.