Mazie Hirono actually said...

"A strong United States presence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific plays a significant role in promoting the security and stability of the region."

"the majority of the changes have limited Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) West's ability to conduct operations and activities"

"It's pretty hard to enable our people to do the jobs that they signed up for if we continue to rely on short-term CRs and we do not get rid of sequester, because those all impact readiness and moderni..."

"I feel as though, with the sequester and with the budget caps, et cetera, that we are just doing a lot of catch-up."