Daniel Akaka: “It's impossible to overstate the importance of our military engagement in the Asia-Pacific region.”

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

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

I want to say aloha and thank you so much for being here today for the Committee's oversight hearing on Reclaiming Our Image and Identity for the Next Seven Generations.

Financial literacy and consumer protection issues are very close to my heart.