Daniel Akaka: “We will not lift or lessen sanctions just for the sake of resuming talks.”

The month of November provides Native peoples opportunity to educate by sharing their history and culture with a larger audience.

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

I am proud of the work we have accomplished on this Committee through both legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank and the Credit CARD Acts.

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