Daniel Kahikina Akaka Quotes

• 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 Kahikina Akaka

  Doors, Joy, Sound

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

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  Pain, Health, Suffering

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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.

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  Cancer, Fighting, Animal

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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.

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  Believe, Responsibility, America

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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.

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  Long, Decision, Pitfalls

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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.

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  War, Believe, Past

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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.

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  Country, Cities, Disaster

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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.

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  Essentials, Disease, Surveillance

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