Esther has dedicated herself to public service, especially on behalf of the people of Hawaii and the Pacific.
I'm confident that the committee will find that Esther truly is the best nominee for guiding our relationship with the t...
Hawaii's relationship with our fellow Pacific Island territories and nations is strong.
Esther's understanding of Guam helped to shepherd through both the Guam Excess Land Act and later the Guam Land Reform A...
I cannot think of a better candidate for this position.
I'm confident that Esther's leadership will help to deepen and improve the connection between these special places and t...
I look forward to today's hearing. As this position has gone unfilled for more than 1 year, I expect and hope for an exp...
I implore you to honor treaty obligations and to exempt all tribes and programs serving tribes from the current and any ...
He told us that in his view, all tribes have a prepaid health plan, and that it was paid for by our ancestors who ceded ...
So would you agree that what we need to do is replace sequestration with a more rational approach to what you need to do...
Thank you all for your service and for acknowledging the contributions and service of Congressman Ike Skelton.
The industry also employs many of our science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates who are in sear...
R&D is very important in order to help advance our technologies and develop systems to assist in executing our defense s...
We are not going to take away the kinds of benefits and programs that they rely upon.
I'm particularly interested in the potential effects on the manufacturing of Virginia-class submarines.
I remain committed to providing support to our allies in the Asia-Pacific region.
America COMPETES provided bold direction when it was first passed in 2007 and reauthorized in 2010 by addressing innovat...
I think No Child Left Behind is awful legislation because it has resulted in so many of our teachers teaching to the tes...
