Mazie Hirono actually said...

"I would say the countries we are dealing with in TPP--they would be much better off in the kind of system that we are promoting as opposed to dealing with a huge, powerful entity like China."

"It will be a long time before China is ready to be in something like TPP, but I think the Chinese leaders see momentum behind it."

"I would say that that is a priority."

"I would like to keep it that way, coming from Hawaii as I do."