Daniel Akaka: “Home ownership is the beginning for somebody to launch their lives off to a much better place.”

Last Congress, bipartisan legislation was introduced by Senator Daniel Akaka (S. 998) and Representative George Miller (H.R. 1867) to address this problem and assure that all pilots are provided fair benefits.

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

I fought to include a report on remittance transfers in the Dodd-Frank provisions.

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