Daniel Inouye Quotes
I do not personally agree with some of the positions that Mr. Gonzales has advocated, but that should come as no surprise, because I do not agree with many of the proposals made by the man who nominated him, President Bush.
United States, Congress, Senate. Senator Inouye speaking on the Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General. Congressional Record, 109th Congress, 1st Session, vol. 151, no. 10, 3 Feb. 2005, p. S940.
Daniel Ken Inouye was a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he was President pro tempore of the United States Senate (third in the presidential line of succession) from 2010 until his death. Until the inauguration of Kamala Harris as vice president in 2021, Inouye was the highest-ranking Asian-American politician in U.S. history. Inouye also chaired various Senate Committees, including those on Intelligence, Commerce and Appropriations.