Mazie Hirono actually said...

We need to get rid of sequestration because it has done so much damage to our readiness and other aspects of the military.

Calls for the elimination of sequestration due to its negative impact on military readiness.

05/05/2014

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Increases in operational tempo coupled with the limited number of ships and sailors likely lead to more deployments of longer duration.

How does something like this occur over an extended period of time?

Our Service Chiefs, including the Chief of Naval Operations, have testified repeatedly that the Budget Control Act and sequestration are end...

In the last 3 years, fatal training accidents have taken the lives of four times more servicemembers than our enemies have in combat.