U.S. State Attorneys General

The national security of our country is greatly dependent on the implantation of energy security efforts.

While sanctions are important, we must remain vigilant and prepared as the country continues these provocative actions.

The United States seeks to preserve peace and stability, and maintain our strategic advantage in an area that is critically important to America's political, economic, and security interests.

Obviously, that needs to continue, because our cyber capability is something that is going to be an ongoing effort.

I am cautiously optimistic both nations will continue to work together and strengthen our unified position against North Korea.

The prospects for improved defense cooperation between Japan and Korea have increased.

Cooperation in the missile defense arena is paramount to national and regional security.

The United States plays a significant role in providing humanitarian assistance to countries that experience these hardships.

The Indo-Asia-Pacific is the world's most disaster-prone region.

The rebalance to the Asia Pacific is a commitment that I have paid particular attention to, representing Hawaii as I do.

Advocacy is essential in retaining sufficient JSTARS capability to meet command requirements.

This is one of the reasons that there are generals who have come forward to express how important it is for us to support quality early education as laying a foundation, the very kind of foundation you're talking about.

What is the Department's plan if Russia were to ask for concessions that the United States can not make?

This will not save taxpayers' dollars and will jeopardize nonproliferation.

ESSA is clear: Education decision-making now rests with the States and districts, and the Federal role is to support and form those decisions.

It's our intention that the power go back to the local governments.

There is no question that replacing No Child Left Behind was an important achievement, one that will improve K-12 education for students and families.

The new law repeals onerous federal requirements and ensures important decisions affecting education--like standards, accountability, and school improvement--are made by state and local leaders, not Washington bureaucrats.

Congress promised to restore State and local control over K-12 education, and now it's our job to ensure that promise is kept.

The largest devolution of power to the States in a quarter-century

In my view, this is what democracy looks like.

Race matters when it comes to how people experience our economy.

Well, I -- as someone who has argued these very same issues in various courts of appeals through the country, I see this as a very weak decision.

I think it is politically feasible, and 2019 would be the target date, I would think.