Daniel Inouye

I wholeheartedly applaud--and have told him so in a meeting in my office--FCC Chairman Genachowski for his efforts to reform this system.

Many of my colleagues have heard me speak over the years about the unique challenges facing these communities and the need to target assistance to ensure the availability of affordable, advanced communications services comparable to the…

I am concerned the proposal will not go far enough to help native communities and remote, insular areas.

I wish to inquire about the status of two Hawaii disaster repair projects--the Hanapepe River Flood Control Project...

Now is not the time to undermine an agency that a bipartisan majority in Congress created.

Never happened before until right now. It is unprecedented. And that kind of partisanship is why people are so unhappy with their Government.

There's no question that electronic onboard recorders are needed.

We feel that electronic onboard recorders are about 10 or 15 years overdue.

Certainly I agree with you 100 percent, and that's why the ATA supports electronic onboard recorders.

If you stay in something called public service... there are endless definitions of what public service is.

The government pays for certain kinds of medical education whole cloth.

Since the very beginning of this Program in 1992, Congress has stood with us in support of this important approach in the fight against breast cancer.

I can assure you that the matter of the unemployed and homeless will be a very high priority.

Our military families deserve no less.

An acquisition strategy should be in place to ensure that the processes and procedures are providing the public with the best service for its tax dollar.

I am aware of the importance of the Department's role in the development and delivery of timely and accurate weather and climate forecasts.

I believe what Americans expect from their leaders is for them to wake up every morning with a sense of urgency about this crisis.

I still believe that teaching young people through their cultures and traditions helps them to learn well.

Culture and traditions are the roots of their lives and if you force or cut that root off, somehow it interferes with the natural growth and progress of our Native people.

I want the record to show that the subcommittee is very pleased with your leadership and with the work of your team.

We are all going to be facing difficult decisions in the days and months and years ahead relative to the budget.

I wish to thank you and the Department for maintaining the Hawaii office to manage the energy programs and to coordinate with the military, the Department of Energy (DOE), and State endeavors.

I can assure you that this subcommittee, if we are to send men and women into harm's way, make certain they are properly equipped and properly trained. That is our promise.

I thank my subcommittee chairman for highlighting this important provision. Ensuring that the SAFER grants are available to retain and/or rehire firefighters and waiving match requirements will provide communities the assistance they need…

My understanding is that a gap in adequate coverage is almost assured under current funding levels.