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U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka has posted a video as part of YouTube’s Town Hall.
YouTube Town Hall invites viewers to watch competing entries from Members of Congress and choose which member’s video to support. Akaka responded to the question: “Given that 50 percent of Congress people are millionaires, do you represent the average American?”
In the video, Akaka talks about his humble beginnings growing up in Pauoa Valley, learning the importance of saving and financial literacy, and his efforts to educate and protect American consumers.
The video was made public Thursday morning. By 1 p.m. Hawaii Time it had more than 8,000 views.
Akaka’s video is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWFNdR…
YouTube’s Town Hall page featuring Sen. Akaka and other members is available here: www.youtube.com/yttownhall
YouTube describes the Town Hall as “an online platform for members of Congress to debate and discuss the most important issues of the day.”
Visitors can select an issue, watch two short videos expressing competing ideas, and then support the one they agree with most.
To help people focus on the merits of the idea and not the party of the speaker, the speaker’s party isn’t revealed until after a user decides which video to support.
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