Daniel Akaka actually said...

"Too many homeowners in our country have faced the threat of foreclosures, and hearing our witnesses here, I think of Hawaii as suffering from this."

"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 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."