Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I urge the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to revisit the fundamental rights of indigenous nations."

"Toda's hearing is entitled Setting the Standards: Domestic Policy Implications of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples."

"Setting the standard for Indigenous rights is crucial for the future of our nation."

"I can assure you--and there are just three of us left in the Senate today, Senator Inouye, Senator Lautenberg and I--I can assure you we learned the value of the Navajo language then, in World War II,..."