Mazie Hirono actually said...

"We should not get tunnel vision and forget the human element of immigration."

"this is a self-inflicted situation and brought about by political gridlock. So it is going to take us sitting here, along with the President, to get out of this gridlock."

"I think it is abundantly clear that we need to avoid sequestration because the harm to our military, as well as on the civilian side, and the non-military spending will be quite devastating."

"It is too easy for prohibited persons to evade the background check requirement."