Daniel Akaka actually said...

"We enhance our ability to do the people's business, the business of good government and promises kept."

"We have deliberately turned from the paternal policies of the past to ones that emphasize respect for native decision-making."

"One of the biggest challenges we face as Indian people today is overcoming the misconceptions of mainstream America."

"It is also easy to lose sight of the calculated public policy goals of programs like Native 8(a) that were carefully created in furtherance of fulfilling those promises."