The ceremony included remarks by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate President Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Sen. Daniel Inouye spoke on behalf of the Nisei veterans. Also present on-stage was U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) who, in 2009, introduced the bill
“Mottainai!” However, our nation’s leaders felt otherwise. Both Democratic and Republican leaders felt that the AJA units in WW II fully deserved the award. Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell quoted President Bill Clinton as saying, “Rarely has a nation been more well served by people it had so ill treated.” Hawaii’s Senator Daniel Inouye, after
The ceremony included remarks by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate President Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Sen. Daniel Inouye spoke on behalf of the Nisei veterans. Also present on-stage was U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) who, in 2009, introduced the bill
