Daniel Akaka: “These nominations are important to us.”

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.

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

Well, thank you very much for that.

I want to say aloha and thank you so much for being here today for the Committee's oversight hearing on Reclaiming Our Image and Identity for the Next Seven Generations.