Daniel Inouye

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Reforming healthcare is not only the right thing to do, it will save taxpayers money and reduce the deficit.

We recognize that the Asia-Pacific region will continue to increase in importance to the United States.

The Asia-Pacific region will continue to increase in importance to the United States.

I appreciate the focus you have always given to Asia and the Pacific during your tenure.

I think the questions he asked were very relevant, and I think the situation--from my standpoint is that we are trying to make the best out of a very bad situation, and while we are trying to do that, the clock is ticking toward a nuclear…

I thank my most distinguished friend from Arizona for his generous, warm, and friendly remarks. They mean a lot to me. I will never forget them. I thank the Senator very much.

We need to make this transition at USUHS.

This motion to recommit purports to set discretionary spending at fiscal year 2011 levels for these three bills. But this motion is extremely misleading because increased mandatory spending included in the three bills--they are not…

The legislation Senator Inouye has introduced is vital to ensuring the ongoing care of the Memorial and Museum.

We would like to continue to work with the committee and Senator Inouye to address issues noted below.

I would be reluctant to take a poll at this time among high school seniors, it may be less than a quarter.

It is our duty to honor those who died, pay tribute to their families, and teach the lessons of September 11th.

I think it would be interesting for us to note that this Nation has spent over $2 trillion in defense and homeland security.

I believe it is a magnificent achievement that deserves our full support.

It signaled the beginning of World War II and Pearl Harbor became a monument to a day that the world changed forever.

Nearly 2,400 Americans military and civilians died that day.

When I stepped out and saw the planes fly overhead, grey with red dots, I knew that the world had changed.

On December 7, 1941, I was a 17-year-old boy getting ready to go to church.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman for this opportunity to testify before your committee.

As far back as the Communications Act of 1934, this country had a proud history of making sure that all of us have the opportunity to access modern communications networks.

The American people deserve better than an inefficient system that was designed to support the technologies--analog--of another era.

In the years ahead, it means that we connect our communities with something called broadband.

I wish to commend the FCC for its efforts to reform the Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation programs to support broadband growth and implement the goals of a National Broadband Plan.

I look forward to hearing the witnesses, and I turn now to my esteemed Co-Chairman, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.