Daniel Akaka: “This is why it is so important that the presumptions created are appropriate and transparent for past and future wars.”

Well, thank you very much for that.

Thank you, Chairman Brown. Thank you very much for holding this hearing today and for all of your work on consumer protection issues.

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

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