"Opening statements, comments, or prepared statements of: Senator Akaka"
"I can recall back on September 23, 2008, when we had a Banking meeting with four of you..."
"I urge you to support the nomination of GEN Eric K. Shinseki to Secretary of Veterans Affairs."
"I will. Yes."
"Yes, that's right. I didn't. But this year is different."
"I will, yes."
"I -- I will. Yes."
". . . more can be done to assist veterans and their families in the . . . reintegration of the wounded or injured veterans into their community."
"[O]ver 160 federal statutes have enacted programs to better the conditions of Native Hawaiians in areas such as Hawaiian homelands, health, education and economic development, all exercises of Congres..."