Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I tell him that the three things you must do immediately is Medicaid, Medicaid, and Medicaid, because that is where 20 percent of the budget is."

"I think we agree that we need to make the Federal Government--and this is what Senator Voinovich and I have talked about--the employee of choice for the best talent in America."

"Our men and women who put themselves in harm's way to protect our freedoms deserve the absolute best service when they return."

"It is my hope that the Committee will vote on your nomination in the very near future and that it will be considered expeditiously by the full Senate."