Daniel Akaka: “I urge the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to revisit the fundamental rights of indigenous nations.”

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

Financial literacy and consumer protection issues are very close to my heart.

I am proud of the work we have accomplished on this Committee through both legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank and the Credit CARD Acts.

Thank you for all of your work in all of that.