Daniel Akaka: “Earlier this year, I re-introduced the bipartisan legislation to protect whistleblowers.”

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

Thank you for all of your work in all of that.

When Americans make wise economic decisions and are protected from bad actors, our economy and Nation are stronger for it.

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.