Mazie Hirono actually said...

"Servicemembers are protected under law and DOD policy from retaliatory personnel actions based on protected communications."

"I would very much appreciate a response from all of our Services as to when they intend to talk with our allies, if they intend to, and with specifically regarding the removal of the chain of command ..."

"I would suggest, and following up on some of my other colleagues' line of questioning, that I would like to know who does the survey?"

"If the report goes to someone who then reports to the chain of command, the chain of command must now consider it an unrestricted report."