Mazie Hirono actually said...

"We strongly support increasing to effectively a universal background check system."

"For the Americans who lost their lives in Benghazi-- Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty--they were heroes and they represented our country proudly."

"I think that probably leads to a more heightened priority for those areas in terms of the safety of our people."

"any Secretary of Defense should ask tough questions, maybe not particularly politically popular questions."