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There is a human capital crisis in the federal government. Not only are we losing the decades of talent as civil servants retire, we are not doing enough to develop and nurture the next generation of public servants.

~Daniel Akaka

Topics: Capital Civil Civil Servants Crisis Decades Develop Doing Enough Federal Federal Government Generation Government Human Losing Next Next Generation Nurture Only Public Public Servants Retire Servants Talent

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It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy.

~Daniel Akaka

Topics: Avoid Aware Bankruptcy Card Consumers Credit Credit Card Debt Decisions Effects Financial Imperative Lead Long-Term Make Managing May More Particularly Pitfalls

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New drugs and surgical techniques offer promise in the fight against cancer, Alzheimer's, tuberculosis, AIDS, and a host of other life-threatening diseases. Animal research has been, and continues to be, fundamental to advancements in medicine.

~Daniel Akaka

Topics: Against Aids Alzheimer Animal Been Cancer Diseases Fight Fundamental Host Life-Threatening Medicine New Offer Other Promise Research Surgical Techniques Tuberculosis

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A tremendous amount of needless pain and suffering can be eliminated by ensuring that health insurance is universally available.

~Daniel Akaka

Topics: Amount Available Eliminated Ensuring Health Health Insurance Insurance Needless Pain Suffering Tremendous Tremendous Amount Universally

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I have witnessed how education opens doors, and I know that when sound instruction takes place, students experience the joys of new-found knowledge and the ability to excel.

~Daniel Akaka

Topics: Ability Doors Education Excel Experience How Instruction Joys Know Knowledge Opens Place Sound Students Takes Witnessed

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A more effective international disease surveillance system is essential for global security both against a bioterrorist attack or a naturally occurring disease.

~Daniel Akaka

Topics: Against Attack Both Disease Effective Essential Global International More Naturally Security Surveillance System

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I do not believe, given her past decisions and comments on the reasons to go to war in Iraq, that Dr. Rice will be able to represent the United States without a predetermined bias from the war.

~Daniel Akaka

Topics: Able Believe Bias Comments Decisions Dr Given Go Her Iraq Past Reasons Represent Rice States United United States War Will Without

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Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance.

~Daniel Akaka

Topics: American Assistance Call Cannot Cities Country Disaster Major Most Neighboring Rest States Strikes Unlike We Cannot

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As it has for America's other indigenous peoples, I believe the United States must fulfill its responsibility to Native Hawaiians.

~Daniel Akaka

Topics: America Believe Fulfill Indigenous Must Native Other People Responsibility States United United States I Believe I Believe The

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: September 11th, 1924

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