Daniel Akaka actually said...

"If we see concrete evidence that the North Korean leadership is changing its behavior on these issues in a sincere manner and demonstrates its serious intent to negotiate, then we have an opportunity ..."

"foreign language proficiency and cultural understanding are essential to protecting our national security."

"While I support this goal, I oppose cutting language pay funding to do so."

"the whole idea is to get other agencies and departments together in dealing with this language process."