Mazie Hirono actually said...

I urge my colleagues: let's do what's right for the millions of our constituents and their families, set this bill aside, and work together ...

The Optimized Fleet Response Plan, the new fleet deployment and maintenance model, appears to be falling short.

So, I would be interested to know what you're doing with your control and operational and schedule pressures to address these concerns that ...

Increases in operational tempo coupled with the limited number of ships and sailors likely lead to more deployments of longer duration.