Daniel Akaka: “Today, we hold our seventh hearing on security clearance issues, and I am pleased to say that we have seen tremendous…”

Thank you, Chairman Brown. Thank you very much for holding this hearing today and for all of your work on consumer protection issues.

I am proud of the work we have accomplished on this Committee through both legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank and the Credit CARD Acts.

I fought to include a report on remittance transfers in the Dodd-Frank provisions.

That is why I have worked hard during my time in Congress to educate, protect, and empower consumers.