Daniel Inouye

And, thank you very much, Madam President.

What you have achieved here is almost miraculous, and I want to commend you.

I can assure you that this subcommittee is very much against the continuing resolution, because that's no way to run the Government.

The level of risk is for a gap and how long any such gap would last.

What new creative efforts are being considered by your administration to improve student performance within large ethnic and recently immigrated communities, such as the Filipinos, while maintaining the integrity of their cultural values?

The Senator wisely requested that NIH initiate an in-depth analysis to be performed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to assess the scientific need for the continued use of chimpanzees in biomedical research.

I will do whatever I can to oppose that cut in any bill that comes out of this subcommittee.

That will not happen.

The Senate amount is certainly better than the House-passed bill.

We will exercise our leadership to deliver practical, concrete outcomes at the leaders' meeting in Hawaii in November.

We're the wealthiest, most powerful nation on earth. We have certain moral responsibilities and we sometimes forget about that.

I am pleased to see that the State of Hawaii... is putting considerable effort into showcasing such opportunities on the Islands.

I was pleased to see that your 'strategic priority is to reinvigorate U.S. economic leadership' in the East Asia and Pacific area.

In our effort to accommodate many Americans by making Memorial Day the last Monday in May, we have lost sight of the significance of this day to our nation. My bill would restore Memorial Day to May 30 and authorize our flag to fly at half…

Today I am reintroducing legislation to enable those former prisoners of war who have been separated honorably from their respective services and who have been rated as having a 30 percent service-connected disability to have the use of…

I am reintroducing legislation today that would direct the Secretary of the Army to determine whether certain nationals of the Philippine Islands performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II. Our Filipino…

I understand the importance of this matter to the Senators from Montana, and indeed all Americans. As long as the Secretary complies with the authorizing statutes, then I concur that conservation measures at Glacier-Waterton International…

I urge your swift confirmation.

I am proud to support the nomination of Judge Leslie Kobayashi for the United States District Judge, District of Hawaii.

I am here to express my full support for Judge Kobayashi's nomination to the district court of Hawaii.

You have to believe I'm with you on everything you've said.

Hawaii small businesses are really fortunate to have such a strong voice in the U.S. Senate.

I believe that all of you are aware that I spent the last 2 days with the Chairman of the FCC, Genachowski.

I can assure you that, as a result, we'll get something, here.

I won't discuss this here, but there are elements in Congress that just don't want us to move.