Daniel Akaka: “Your testimony makes it clear how important those pieces of legislation are for your Tribes and your members.”

That is why I have worked hard during my time in Congress to educate, protect, and empower consumers.

Financial literacy and consumer protection issues are very close to my heart.

We must also reaffirm and acknowledge the Department of Education's Federal trust responsibility for American Indian and Alaska Native students.

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.