Mazie Hirono actually said...

"I believe that there is enough on the commander's plate, and the fact that there is just entirely too many conflicts of interest..."

"If I don't have to deal with sexual assault and I can continue going on with what my mission is, to make the unit ready... they would like to do that."

"So while there have been some improvements, then given the severity of the problem, more can be done?"

"I know that there's pressure everywhere in the DOD budget; tradeoffs have to be made while managing RIFs."