Daniel Akaka: “We cannot afford to leave their training to mistakes made on the way to experience.”

When Americans make wise economic decisions and are protected from bad actors, our economy and Nation are stronger for it.

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

Well, thank you very much for that.

We must also reaffirm and acknowledge the Department of Education's Federal trust responsibility for American Indian and Alaska Native students.