Daniel Akaka Gets Lei From Ron Johnson

By Neda Semnani

Posted September 20, 2012 at 12:01pm

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson (R) embraced the aloha spirit Wednesday.

During a Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management hearing, Johnson, the subpanel’s ranking member, took a moment to honor retiring Chairman Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) with a floral lei and a hug.

Do yourself a favor and check out this adorably awkwardly, sweet, bipartisan moment.

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