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Daniel Akaka

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Daniel Akaka was a prominent Democratic politician from Hawaii who served as a United States Senator from 1990 to 2012. Born on September 11, 1924, Akaka was the first Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate. Throughout his tenure, he was known for his advocacy on issues such as education, veterans' affairs, and Native Hawaiian rights. He played a significant role in promoting the Community Reinvestment Act and was a strong supporter of expanding access to financial services for underserved communities.

Apr 29, 2009

I am planning to introduce legislation that provides effective tools to recruit, retain, and develop national security employees.

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Apr 29, 2009

Well, I am glad to hear that the move is in that direction.

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Apr 29, 2009

It is good to have you here with the Subcommittee.

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Apr 29, 2009

Well, thank you very much for your responses. It will be helpful to this Subcommittee, and I want to thank you for being here today and wish you well in your future work.

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Apr 29, 2009

I want to say aloha and welcome to our witnesses, and thank you so much for being here today.

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Apr 29, 2009

Recruiting, retaining, and developing the next generation of national security employees is critically important.

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Apr 28, 2009

VA supports a cost-of-living adjustment of this nature.

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Apr 28, 2009

The passage of S. 407, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009, is critical.

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Apr 28, 2009

Without an annual COLA increase, these veterans and their families would see the value of their hard-earned benefits slowly diminish.

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Apr 28, 2009

I want to thank my Ranking Member for his profound statement to the panel and especially the VA.

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Apr 28, 2009

I think the fact is that we are trying to create a place that families can call home.

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