[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 49 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3844]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     UNJUST IMPRISONMENT OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II

  (Mr. OBERNOLTE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OBERNOLTE. Madam Speaker, several weeks ago, we witnessed a very 
unfortunate milestone, the 80th anniversary of the signature of an 
executive order by the President of the United States to incarcerate 
over 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
  This was a direct violation of the founding principles of our country 
that say that no one should be deprived of their liberty without just 
cause.
  That is why I was so proud to see this body pass my bill, H.R. 6434, 
this week that would create a historic network of sites linked to the 
incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
  Madam Speaker, the power of history is to gain perspective and learn 
from the mistakes of the past. I am in hopes that this network will 
call attention to this unjust imprisonment and ensure that this 
injustice never occurs in the United States again.

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