Daniel Inouye: “Do you think the Air Force Reserve will be able to recruit and retain these additional personnel given the instability…”

Of course a lot of what the military can use today traces its roots back to science and technology investments.

The Department affects almost all sectors of our Nation's economy and literally touches all of our lives.

It is and has always been Federal law and policy that Indian tribes recognized by the Federal Government stand on an equal footing to each other and to the Federal Government.

I strongly urge that the Committee take action to assure that laws relating to Native American languages not only include Native Hawaiians in their wording, but also include Native Hawaiians as actual beneficiaries.