Mazie Hirono actually said...

"What I am still concerned by is: what financial cost can be anticipated for both the dependent and the military when these services are moved to commercial health plans for treatment outside of MTFs?"

"I think Senator King also mentioned that we should be looking at the mandatory spending side of things."

"So is sequestration going to negatively impact our ability to engage in these military-to-military programs?"

"I do think that we need to have an honest discussion, a frank discussion on the revenue side of the picture."