Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) is a senior member of SASC, or the Senate Armed Services Committee.
We caught up with Hirono on July 27 — the day after UFO whistleblower David Grusch and two other veterans publicly testified before the House Oversight Committee, and Hirono said she hadn’t looked into his allegations at all.
“No I have not,” Hirono told Ask a Pol.
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Matt Laslo’ (https://www.mattlaslo.com/) s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof (https://advanced.jhu.edu/directory/matt-laslo/) . & founder of Ask a Pol (https://www.askapol.com/) — a new, people-powered press corps, asking your questions at the Capitol. @Ask_a_Pol (https://twitter.com/ask_a_pol) (or @askpols (https://www.threads.net/@askpols?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==) ).
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s interview with Sen. Mazie Hirono, slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT
Matt Laslo: “Hey, Senator Hirono?”
Mazie Hirono: “Yes.”
ML: “Have you looked into this UFO or UAP whistleblower at all?”
MH: “No I have not.”
ML: “He just testified in the House. Interesting.”
Hirono smiled; Laslo laughed.
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