Daniel Inouye: “Considering both the cost savings and the excellent performance of UND's graduates, this program appears to be an…”

Ricky and former Chairman of the Committee, Senator Inouye, were great partners.

I can assure you that we are doing our very best to avoid sequestration, because if that ever happens then this hearing is for naught.

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.

I oppose the amendment offered by Senator Shaheen and others which would phase out the Federal Sugar Program. I would like to share some of my personal history with my colleagues. My grandfather and grandmother emigrated from Japan to work…