Mazie Hirono actually said...

"I am glad to hear that Pearl Harbor is one of your first shipyard focuses."

"If there is little or no response from the United States, doesn't this--our inaction, or little action--add to the perceived imbalance of power between the United States, vis-a-vis China and Russia?"

"Will the delays in the SSC program have any effect Marine Corps' ability to conduct amphibious assault operations?"

"Secretary Guerts, we understand there may be delays in projected deliveries of Virginia-class submarines, particularly from Newport News."