Daniel Akaka

The Dodd-Frank Act requires meaningful disclosures of the remittance transaction costs and establishes an error resolution process to protect consumers.

Thank you very much. And now we will hear from Dr. Birnbaum.

This is why it is so important that the presumptions created are appropriate and transparent for past and future wars.

The Secretary is called on to determine, on the basis of sound medical and scientific evidence, whether there is a positive association between exposure for all herbicides and occurrence of a disease.

Today much of our focus will be on Vietnam veterans and Agent Orange.

As we look at the recent Agent Orange decision, we must be satisfied that all scientific evidence was made available to the Secretary.

This hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs will come to order.

Thank you very much for your presence and your responses. Without question it is going to be helpful to us as we try to improve the legislation.

In the 9 years since September 11, 2001, the United States has become better prepared to confront a wide variety of terrorist threats.

I strongly recommend Ms. Raffinan to you to be an Associate Judge on the D.C. Superior Court.

The United States is committed to providing a robust defense and maintaining an enduring and capable military presence on the Korean Peninsula.

If we see concrete evidence that the North Korean leadership is changing its behavior on these issues in a sincere manner and demonstrates its serious intent to negotiate, then we have an opportunity to engage productively.

We will continue to engage in our dual-track strategy on the DPRK nuclear issue.

We recognize and appreciate that, given Iran's significant trade with South Korea, this decision to robustly implement U.N. Security Council resolution 1929 is not without cost.

It is important for the stability of the region and beyond that there be a smooth transition of power in North Korea.

We will not lift or lessen sanctions just for the sake of resuming talks.

I am pleased that President Obama has nominated someone with Mr. Lew's unique experiences and credentials to be the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Foreign language proficiency and cultural understanding are essential to protecting our national security.

The innovation in language draft legislation that Congressman Holt and Congressman Chu from California and Paul Tonko from New York have put together reflects some of the best thinking in the field right now

The whole idea is to get other agencies and departments together in dealing with this language process.

Enact the Senator Akaka bill for a national strategy and coordination so that the whole thing would be managed and coordinated as necessary

Foreign language skills are necessary to provide vital services to people with limited English abilities.

I am pleased by the efforts the Department has taken and the importance it has placed on this problem.

Foreign language proficiency and cultural understanding are essential to protecting our national security.

While I support this goal, I oppose cutting language pay funding to do so.