Daniel Akaka: “Too many Americans do not have the financial knowledge they need to effectively manage their finances, use credit, and…”

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.

Thank you for all of your work in all of that.

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.