I believe you will do the best you can, once confirmed.

today I wish to join my colleagues in bringing attention to Alzheimer's disease and dementia, which tragically affects so many people across our Nation, including in my home State of Hawaii. Today, the Alzheimer's Association recognizes…

This Country made treaties with the Indian Tribes, just as we did with a diversity of foreign nations.

All of us here in this room and the Committee staff, all will have to continue to educate our colleagues here in the Congress to know as much as they can about our indigenous people.

as Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, I am sponsoring a resolution, co-sponsored by Senators Barrasso, Inouye, Crapo, Johnson of South Dakota, Murkowski, Cantwell, Tester, Franken, and Udall of New Mexico, designating November as…

Overall, these policies of assimilation failed to meet the Federal trust responsibility to Native peoples.

Presidents Johnson and Nixon respectively introduced policies supporting Tribal self-determination.

I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on September 20, 2012, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a business meeting to consider…

A Native Hawaiian government would improve efficiency through coordination of resources and services.

A government-to-government relationship would make things much more effective and would allow us to manage our resources in a way that better meets the needs of our people.

From the Constitution, it is clear our Founding Fathers understood the sovereign authority of Tribal nations and their governments.

The policy of banning Native language use in schools was adopted by the Territory of Hawaii.

I would like to reiterate this Administration's commitment to the government-to-government relationship with tribes.

to me culture is like a tree. If you cut the tree from the roots, which is a culture, you know, there is a huge loss of something.

I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on September 20, 2012, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Advancing…

The broad terms Indian and Tribes represented a diversity of people with unique cultures, languages and traditions indigenous to the United States.

So, that is my question and you can feel free to expound on this because I have always felt that culture should be playing a huge part in what happens to the groups.

I think sequestration itself would have a negative impact.

this Government needs to continue to adjust those changes as we move along in the best interests of the people.

I support the President's use of his authorities to improve cybersecurity of the Nation's critical infrastructure such as the power grid.

Your advocacy on behalf of Federal employees, from your efforts to ensure fair pay and benefits to your actions to protect collective bargaining rights, will be truly missed.

I want to thank the two of you for your excellent work that you have been doing for our country.

I introduced the Save More Tomorrow Act, which will encourage Federal employees to add to their retirement savings.

It has been good leadership. It has been a great strategic plan.

you stood firm and said, no, it is about protecting Federal employees.