Mazie Hirono actually said...

The number one consumer of fossil fuels in the country and maybe the world is the Department of Defense.

I have to say that I am astounded that the Navy, upon whose assessments we rely in making decisions...

if we do not deal with the Budget Control Act, we will end up cutting, not increasing, the size of the Navy.

We have to recognize that the Budget Control Act is looming in the background and will have to be dealt with.