Daniel Akaka: “Hopefully we can pass it finally through the full Senate in September when we go back into Session.”

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 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.

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