Mazie K. Hirono: “We are now at a point where the leases are almost up, and final negotiations need to occur with meaningful community…”

By expending critical munitions at an unsustainable rate in the Middle East, the Department is creating a severe strategic vacuum in the Indo-Pacific.

I write to express my deep and continuing concern regarding the state of the United States military’s critical munitions inventory.

Mr. Blanche has demonstrated that his words to us at his hearing do not matter. I intend to judge Mr. Blanche not by his words but by his actions.

Your refusal to be forthcoming or provide any substantive information about activities that appear to be politically motivated raises serious concerns about the process that’s being applied.