Daniel Akaka: “We believe in a core curriculum. We believe in foreign language, and we also believe in a readiness audit.”

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.

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

I fought to include a report on remittance transfers in the Dodd-Frank provisions.

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