Daniel Akaka actually said...

"Without question, you have my support. But I thank you so much for what you have done already."

"I am delighted to be here to say aloha to Mary Schapiro and, of course, to your lovely family."

"if you look at the Navy in its entirety, it's a representative mix of America's society. But if you look at the leadership, it tends to be very white male."

"I am asking this as chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. I have been working on what I am calling a seamless transition."