"Such a law would empower villages to step off the sidelines waiting for the troopers and to take action necessary to save one of their own."
"violence against Native women has reached epidemic rates."
"Tribal courts have no authority at all to prosecute a non-Indian."
"It is clear our men and women in uniform now more than ever need to be educated in financial matters both before and after they complete their service to our country."
"Thank you. Ms. Petraeus, I want to congratulate you and wish you the best as you focus on the important topic of financial education and consumer protection for military families."
"If there was one thing Congress could do to help CFPB better protect servicemembers and their families, what do you think that would be?"
"Hawaii was the last remaining place on Earth that supplied disease-free honey queen bees to the rest of the world."
"Well, I want to thank this panel for your testimony and your responses. It will be helpful for us as we consider the bill and also think of how we can improve the services out here that deal with inva..."
"I feel that there have been a number of improvements, as you allude to, in the last few years in terms of the structure within the Office of Federal Operations."
"I think it was long in coming, but I am glad that there is coordination, and this is something that in a sense we are blessed with in Hawaii."
"Aloha."