Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I think that the loopholes that have been created have watered down the Military Lending Act to make it almost ineffectual to protect the younger servicemembers."

"There is a balance that the regulatory structure is trying to strike between bank safety and soundness and consumer protection."

"History has shown that our country has been great because whenever we have been challenged, we have been able to come forth with legislation that has turned our country around."

"the Dodd-Frank bill is a multi-protection framework and it provides tools that investors need to deal with."