[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 23, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, in my over 33 years' experience as a 
Senator with over 30 years on Defense Appropriations, I have worked 
with a good eight to ten Chairmen of the Armed Services Committee and 
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and, of course, their numerous 
counterparts from the House side. One constant thread of dedication and 
stability in our national defense has been Daniel Inouye from Hawaii. 
His tremendous sacrifice for the security of this nation was recognized 
with a Distinguished Service Cross. All of us engaged in World War II 
will tell you that the citation deserves Medal of Honor recognition, 
but it was not to be because he was a member of the Nisei fighters, the 
Japanese-American unit that had to fight the U.S. authorities first 
before it could fight the enemy. Now, in peacetime, Senator Inouye has 
been the stalwart for the strong defense of this nation.
  This week, the Ambassador of Japan, Shunji Yanai, presented Senator 
Inouye with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, one of the 
Japanese government's highest honors, citing in particular his work 
fostering good relations between the United States and Japan. I can 
think of no one more deserving of this honor. Senator Inouye has 
demonstrated the same courage, character and leadership here in 
Washington that he did as a soldier. I offer him my heartfelt 
congratulations on this distinguished recognition.

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