Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I call this hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia to order."

"Sometimes in Indian policy, it is necessary to look at the past in order to move forward."

"We must renew our commitment to restore tribal homelands and promote self-determination."

"Congress intended to end Federal policies of termination and allotment and begin an era of empowering tribes."