atsui was six months old when his family was sent to the Tule Lake internment camp. Forty-six years later he was a congressman with enough stature to get fellow House democrats to vote for the Japanese American Redress Act. As a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and a democratic whip-at-large, the Sacramento native is respected for his skill in marshalling votes for progressive trade, tax, healthcare and social security bills.
atsui was six months old when his family was sent to the Tule Lake internment camp. Forty-six years later he was a congressman with enough stature to get fellow House democrats to vote for the Japanese American Redress Act. As a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and a democratic whip-at-large, the Sacramento native is respected for his skill in marshalling votes for progressive trade, tax, healthcare and social security bills.