Mazie Hirono actually said...

"When we okay a block buy, then we are letting go of the oversight responsibilities that this Congress has."

"A reduction to 40 ships, employed under the same operating constructs, would result in about six fewer ships deployed globally conducting steady state theater security operations."

"Should conflict arise, the reduced SSC inventory would result in delays for the arrival of required forces and/or risk to other missions."

"Our rebalance to the Asia-Pacific appears to gain in importance, given recent actions of North Korea and China."