Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I want to thank all of our witnesses for appearing today."

"Today, we hold our seventh hearing on security clearance issues, and I am pleased to say that we have seen tremendous progress throughout the course of our oversight work."

"I again want to say thank you to the Committee Members, this Subcommittee, and I want to say thanks to our staff."

"I want to welcome this panel to the Subcommittee and also thank my brother and good friend, Senator Voinovich, for his leadership here."