Maria Cantwell actually said...

"So what can we do to get both a better understanding of our real risks and an accurate budget increase to fund what is critical, critical, to our national security?"

"I have called for a doubling, but I could see where I am wildly underfunding what is one of the most serious threats to us as a nation right now."

"So why cut this area of the budget?"

"Will you go back and review those assessments as it relates to Plutonium Finishing Plant and live up to the tri-party agreement?"