May 19, 2009
I look upon all of you on this panel as a tremendous source of strength of our military leaders.
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.
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May 19, 2009
Along with your husbands, you are also military heroes, heroes for the selfless service that you provide and contribute to this great Nation.
May 18, 2009
It is important that you move forward together as you work to improve the health of all D.C. residents.
May 18, 2009
I would encourage D.C. to continue its aggressive HIV testing campaign and to strengthen partnerships with organizations like Whitman-Walker Clinic.
May 14, 2009
Will you commit to review the decision and to address any inequity in the treatment of temporary employees in Hawaii and other COLA areas versus other parts of the United States?
May 12, 2009
it is Congress's responsibility to provide support for the much harder job of reforming a failing public school system.
May 12, 2009
A strong public education system is a cornerstone of a healthy and prosperous society.
May 12, 2009
the answer to public school reform cannot be diverting public funds to private school education.
May 12, 2009
I look forward to working with you to help increase access to mainstream financial institutions.
May 12, 2009
We are trying to move as quickly as we can to confirm people so that we can all get back to work and begin to do some things for our country.
May 12, 2009
I opposed the creation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), and I continue to have concerns with it.
May 12, 2009
I want to extend a special welcome to the nominees and your families that are here.
May 12, 2009
I look forward to working with you and members of your staff to try and figure out ways to leverage as many dollars as possible.
May 12, 2009
I actually look forward to working with my colleague, Sandy, here because it is going to be together that we work out the final financing to allow permanent supportive housing to go forward.
May 11, 2009
I am a strong advocate for greater protection of personal privacy by the government
May 11, 2009
I am pleased that the Department is requesting an increase of $60 million for Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants.
May 6, 2009
I hope that you all have had a chance to review S. 736, the Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act, which Senator Voinovich and I introduced.
May 6, 2009
Well, again, thank you very much for your responses. You have been very helpful to us.
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