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Message torn Ike Editor
One year ago, the White House signing ceremony
marked the successful culmination of a long hard
campaign to enact legislation which would redress
ihe grave injustice suffered by Japanese Americans
during World War II. But as we know, that is not
JOANNE kagiwada the end of ^ story Congress must still act to make
the funds available for compensation payments. And that is proving to be a roller
coaster ride.
Disbelief at the news that the Reagan budget for 1990 contained only $20
million for Redress was replaced by hopeful expectations that Congress would
provide $250 million in 1989. Those hopes were wiped out in short order when
the bill which contained Redress funding was rejected in its entirety by the House.
Although President Bush repeated Reagan's $20 million figure, our hopes were
raised again when Congress proposed to raise that amount to $150 million in
thel990 budget.
However, it is the appropriations process which actually makes the funds
available. Before the August recess, the House will vote on a recommendation
from its Appropriations Committee to provide $50 million for Redress payments.
While that is much better than the $20 million suggested in the original
subcommittee report, $50 million is only enough to pay survivors who are 87 and
older.
The Senate will be taking up appropriations after Labor Day. We
must work hard to persuade the Senate to provide a more realistic
amount to pay elderly survivors. Senator Inouye is a member of the
Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary and Related Agencies which will be taking up the matter
as soon as Congress reconvenes in September. Let him know how much
we appreciate his commitment to get more money for Redress in 1990.
It is also important that we contact other members of the subcommittee. We need to urge their support for a higher level of funding in the Senate appropriations bill, and to fight to keep it high
when the House and Senate meet to work out the final conference
bill.
JoAnne H. Kagiwada
JACL-LEC Executive Director
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Chair:
Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC) 125 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3954
Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) 722 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3934
Dale Bumpers (D-AR) 229 Dirksen Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-4843
Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) 717 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-4744
Jim Sasser (D-TN) 363 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3344
Brock Adams (D-WA) 513 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-2621
Ranking Minority Member:
Warren B. Rudman (R-NH) 530 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3324
Ted Stevens (R-AK) 522 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3004
Mark 0. Hatfield (R-OR) 711 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3753
Robert W. Kasten, Jr. (R-WI) 110 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-5323
Phil Gramm (R-TX) 370 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-2934
All Senate Offices are: Washington, D.C. 20510
All Washington phone numbers are area code (202)
Update on
Regulations
Following the June 14, 1989
publication of the proposed
regulations to implement the
monetary provisions of the Civil
Liberties Act of 1988, all public
comments received by the
Office of Redress Administration (ORA) have been reviewed
and their revisions are almost
complete. The revised regulation will then be sent up through
Justice Department channels for
review. Final approval must be
given by Attorney General
Richard Thornburgh. ORA
Director Bob Bratt hopes that
the regulations can be finalized
for publication in the Federal
Register by early September.
Writing Letters
to Thornburgh
by Grant Vjifusa
JACL-LEC Strategy Chair
One way Nikkei can have real impact
is to write to Attorney General Richard
Thornburgh, head of the Department of
Justice, in support of the JACL-LEC
revisions to the proposed regulations.
The whole community must be seen
as backing the changes. Otherwise, we
might end up with a set of regulations
resembling the 1948 Claims Act. The
money, appropriated now or in the
future, could become tied up in
administrative red tape constructed
around a process of eligibility
verification not set forth in the
legislation itself.
The practical implications and the fine
print in the proposed regulations, I
hope, will lead Nikkei to write the
Attorney General at:
Atty. Gen'l Richard Thornburgh
U.S. Department of Justice
10th and Constitution Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
Rochelle
Wandzura,
Production Manager
Candace
H. Taira,
Copy
Editor
JoAnne
Kagiwada,
Editor-
-in-Chief
The Redress Monitor, August 1989
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| Title | August 1989 |
| Description | The JACL releases another volume of their newsletter, the Redress Monitor. This edition is from August 1989. |
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| Language | eng |
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| Transcript | Message torn Ike Editor One year ago, the White House signing ceremony marked the successful culmination of a long hard campaign to enact legislation which would redress ihe grave injustice suffered by Japanese Americans during World War II. But as we know, that is not JOANNE kagiwada the end of ^ story Congress must still act to make the funds available for compensation payments. And that is proving to be a roller coaster ride. Disbelief at the news that the Reagan budget for 1990 contained only $20 million for Redress was replaced by hopeful expectations that Congress would provide $250 million in 1989. Those hopes were wiped out in short order when the bill which contained Redress funding was rejected in its entirety by the House. Although President Bush repeated Reagan's $20 million figure, our hopes were raised again when Congress proposed to raise that amount to $150 million in thel990 budget. However, it is the appropriations process which actually makes the funds available. Before the August recess, the House will vote on a recommendation from its Appropriations Committee to provide $50 million for Redress payments. While that is much better than the $20 million suggested in the original subcommittee report, $50 million is only enough to pay survivors who are 87 and older. The Senate will be taking up appropriations after Labor Day. We must work hard to persuade the Senate to provide a more realistic amount to pay elderly survivors. Senator Inouye is a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies which will be taking up the matter as soon as Congress reconvenes in September. Let him know how much we appreciate his commitment to get more money for Redress in 1990. It is also important that we contact other members of the subcommittee. We need to urge their support for a higher level of funding in the Senate appropriations bill, and to fight to keep it high when the House and Senate meet to work out the final conference bill. JoAnne H. Kagiwada JACL-LEC Executive Director SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE Chair: Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC) 125 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3954 Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) 722 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3934 Dale Bumpers (D-AR) 229 Dirksen Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-4843 Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) 717 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-4744 Jim Sasser (D-TN) 363 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3344 Brock Adams (D-WA) 513 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-2621 Ranking Minority Member: Warren B. Rudman (R-NH) 530 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3324 Ted Stevens (R-AK) 522 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3004 Mark 0. Hatfield (R-OR) 711 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-3753 Robert W. Kasten, Jr. (R-WI) 110 Hart Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-5323 Phil Gramm (R-TX) 370 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg. 224-2934 All Senate Offices are: Washington, D.C. 20510 All Washington phone numbers are area code (202) Update on Regulations Following the June 14, 1989 publication of the proposed regulations to implement the monetary provisions of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, all public comments received by the Office of Redress Administration (ORA) have been reviewed and their revisions are almost complete. The revised regulation will then be sent up through Justice Department channels for review. Final approval must be given by Attorney General Richard Thornburgh. ORA Director Bob Bratt hopes that the regulations can be finalized for publication in the Federal Register by early September. Writing Letters to Thornburgh by Grant Vjifusa JACL-LEC Strategy Chair One way Nikkei can have real impact is to write to Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, head of the Department of Justice, in support of the JACL-LEC revisions to the proposed regulations. The whole community must be seen as backing the changes. Otherwise, we might end up with a set of regulations resembling the 1948 Claims Act. The money, appropriated now or in the future, could become tied up in administrative red tape constructed around a process of eligibility verification not set forth in the legislation itself. The practical implications and the fine print in the proposed regulations, I hope, will lead Nikkei to write the Attorney General at: Atty. Gen'l Richard Thornburgh U.S. Department of Justice 10th and Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Rochelle Wandzura, Production Manager Candace H. Taira, Copy Editor JoAnne Kagiwada, Editor- -in-Chief The Redress Monitor, August 1989 |
