[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 179 (Friday, November 3, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H8480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
75TH ANNIVERSARY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066
(Ms. GABBARD asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Ms. GABBARD. Madam Speaker, this year marks the 75th anniversary of
Executive Order 9066, which authorized the internment of over 110,000
Japanese Americans on U.S. soil during World War II.
Our country will never be able to undo this grave miscarriage of
justice or relieve the pain and suffering that was inflicted upon our
fellow Americans. So we must remember this dark period in our Nation's
history and ensure that this dark shadow of prejudice, bigotry, and
hate never occurs again.
However, sadly, as we look around us, today we see that this
divisiveness and bigotry persists far too much. We cannot give into
hate and intolerance. We must confront it and defeat it with the light
and love of the Aloha Spirit.
We must learn from this dark stain on our past and vow to never
repeat it again.
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