Mazie Hirono actually said...

I think Senator King also mentioned that we should be looking at the mandatory spending side of things.

The elephant in the room, which is basically congressional dysfunction and our inability to eliminate sequester.

I think, thirdly--and this gets to something that Dr. Mahnken said earlier--it is very important to articulate American values.

We need Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform which the American people overwhelmingly support.