Mazie Hirono actually said...

"Certainly, continuing to fund research and development efforts in these areas will accrue to us in the long term in terms of huge, huge cost savings for DOD."

"the welfare, the safety, the success of our men and women in uniform is my top priority, has been and will continue to be, and their families."

"any Secretary of Defense should ask tough questions, maybe not particularly politically popular questions."

"should climate surveys be tied to the commander's permanent personnel records?"