Mazie Hirono actually said...

So is sequestration going to negatively impact our ability to engage in these military-to-military programs?

I think, thirdly--and this gets to something that Dr. Mahnken said earlier--it is very important to articulate American values.

The elephant in the room, which is basically congressional dysfunction and our inability to eliminate sequester.

We need Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform which the American people overwhelmingly support.