Daniel Inouye: “We are all going to be facing difficult decisions in the days and months and years ahead relative to the budget.”

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

My approach is to advocate the diplomatic approach, which is symbolized by this wampum belt.

We may have our roots in Japan, but we are committed to the United States and we are prepared to fight for this country.

By allowing the DREAM Act to sit idle, we extinguish hope for a lot of people and deny too many the opportunity I was given.