Mazie Hirono actually said...

"Thank you very much for your very strong statement about Congress's responsibility to govern through compromise."

"My hope is that there will be a compromise that will achieve sequester relief for both sides, both segments, because national security is more than just defense."

"There is a desire that boots on the ground in the Middle East should not be United States boots."

"I agree with you there. Perhaps one of the areas of the world where we do have what I would consider a strategy is in the Asia-Pacific area with the Indo-Asia-Pacific rebalance."