Daniel Akaka actually said...

"We have a responsibility to ensure that the price of oil is no longer allowed to be driven up by the same Wall Street speculators."

"I commend you and Senator Collins for your leadership in these areas, and I do personally appreciate it."

"Chairman Akaka, before I go into the good work being done by the Office of Special Counsel, I would like to take just a moment to commend you for the phenomenal work that you have done in Congress."

"I have often said that a problem that our government organizations have, and our government really, is that, because of its size, it can be unwieldy."