Daniel Kahikina Akaka, U.S. Senator of Hawaii: Statements and Speeches

Daniel Kahikina Akaka, U.S. Senator for Hawaii

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Year: [2008] , 2007 , 2006 , 2005 , 2004 , 2003 , 2002 , 2001 , 2000 , 1999 , 1998 , 1997 , 1996
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Bill Introduction: Advance Funding for Veterans' Health Care [September 18, 2008]
Energy Subcommittee Hearing on Oil Speculation [September 16, 2008]
Congratulating Hawaii's 2008 Little League World Series Champions [September 15, 2008]
Nomination Hearing for the Honorable Carol W. Pope and Thomas M. Beck to be Members of the Federal Labor Relations Authority [September 11, 2008]
Senate floor speech in support of the National Defense Authorization Act [September 8, 2008]

A Reliance on Smart Power - Reforming the Foreign Assistance Bureaucracy [August 1, 2008]

Nomination Hearing for Carol Dalton, Anthony Epstein, and Heidi Pasichow to be Associate Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia [July 23, 2008]
Improving Performance: A Review of Pay for Performance Systems in the Federal Government [July 22, 2008]
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (H.R. 6331), notwithstanding the President's veto [July 15, 2008]
Nomination Hearing for Gus P. Coldebella to be General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security [July 15, 2008]
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 [July 11, 2008]
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 [July 9, 2008]

Statement on The Need to Reform the Arms Control and Nonproliferation Bureaucracy of the United States [June 27, 2008]
Honoring the Fourth of July [June 26, 2008]
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 [June 26, 2008]
Statement on Final Senate Approval of the New GI Bill for the 21st Century [June 26, 2008]
Nomination Hearing for Ms. Elaine Duke to be the Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security [June 20, 2008]
Statement on Addressing the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Relationship [June 12, 2008]
Kamehameha Lei Draping Ceremony [June 9, 2008]
National Security Bureaucracy for Arms Control, Counterproliferation, and Nonproliferation Part II: The Role of the Department of State [June 6, 2008]
Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 [June 3, 2008]

Statement on Enhanced GI bill [May 22, 2008]
Hearing on Pending Health Care Legislation [May 21, 2008]
National Security Bureaucracy for Arms Control, Counterproliferation, and Nonproliferation Part I: The Role of the Department of State [May 15, 2008]
Financial Literacy and Education Commission Meeting [May 15, 2008]
Section-by-Section Analysis of The Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008 [May 14, 2008]
Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008 [May 13, 2008]
Hearing on Recruiting and Hiring the Next Generation of Federal Employees [May 8, 2008]

Washington Independent: Vets Drum Up Support for GI Bill [April 30, 2008]
The Impact of Implementation: A Review of the REAL ID Act and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative [April 29, 2008]
Beyond Control: Reforming Export Licensing Agencies for National Security and Economic Interests [April 24, 2008]
Support for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 [April 23, 2008]
VETERANS BENEFITS ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2007, in support of cloture [April 22, 2008]
Senate Floor Statement in support of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act [April 10, 2008]
Testimony on Challenges Facing Hawaii's Airlines [April 10, 2008]
Senate Passes Housing Bill With Akaka's Support [April 10, 2008]
Statement on Plain Language in Government Communications Act [April 10, 2008]
National Parks Subcommittee Hearing [April 9, 2008]
Hearing on Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat to the Homeland [April 2, 2008]

Hearing on D.C. Public Schools [March 14, 2008]
Akaka Supports Increased Funding for Veterans In Senate Floor Speech [March 12, 2008]
Akaka Questions Postal Officials [March 5, 2008]

Akaka questions Army leaders on impact of extended Iraq deployments on troop readiness [February 26, 2008]
Floor Speech on Benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII [February 14, 2008]
Armed Services Hearing on Final Report of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves [February 7, 2008]
Armed Services Hearing on The Defense Authorization Request For Fiscal Year 2009 [February 6, 2008]
Statement on Senate Economic Stimulus Bill [February 4, 2008]

Safety of Our Beef Slaughter Facilities [January 31, 2008]