Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I am asking this as chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. I have been working on what I am calling a seamless transition."

"I believe our greatest challenge as we move to the future has to do with those unseen wounds, so to speak, the wounds of stress, the wounds of injury, traumatic to the brain."

"the Strategic Framework and Status of Forces Agreement symbolized a major step toward Iraq assuming full responsibility for its security."

"If confirmed, each of you will face, without question, enormous challenges in DOD."