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submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! condol5ces ( ! ,s5ate on !  
dea? ( ! ,honorable ,norman ,y4 ,m9eta4 
,:]eas ,norman ,yo%io ,m9eta 7ref]r$ to 
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family 7 unju/ly s5t to ,he>t ,m\nta9   
,relocation ,camp 9 ,p>k ,c\nty1 ,wyom+ 
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t due to _!  
,japanese ance/ry2 ,:]eas ,norman ,y4   
,m9eta return$ to ,san ,jose ) 8 family 
aft] ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 graduat$ f ,san ,jose
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9 bus9ess adm9i/ration f ! ,univ]sity ( 
,cali=nia1 ,b]keley2 ,:]eas ,norman ,y4 
,m9eta honorably s]v$ z a ,unit$ ,/ates 
,army intellig5ce (fic] 9 ,japan &      
,korea be=e return+ home & jo9+ !       

insurance bus9ess run by 8 fa!r2 ,:]eas1
 9 #aifg1 ,norman ,y4 ,m9eta became !   
fir/ p]son ( color to s]ve on ! ,san    
,jose ,city ,c\ncil &1 9 #aiga1 0 elect$
 z ! #ei? ,mayor ( ,san ,jose1 becom+ ! 
fir/ ,asian ,am]ican to s]ve z mayor ( a
 major city 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas   
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,/ates ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 9 #aigd1 
:]e he s]v$ z presid5t ( ! fre%man class
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#aihh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dbaa et seq471    
:i*-- 7#a7 0 sign$ into law by ,presid5t
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7 =c$ into int]nm5t camps dur+ ,_w ,w>  
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individual2 ,:]eas ,norman ,y4 ,m9eta   
di/+ui%$ himself z an exp]t on          
transportation issues & an advocate =   
mass transit1 s]v+ z ,*airman ( !       

,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2 ,:]eas ,norman ,y4     
,m9eta ent]$ ! private sector aft] leav+
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,/ates z ,*airman ( ! ,national ,civil  
,aviation ,review ,commission2 ,:]eas   
,norman ,y4 ,m9eta 0 nom9at$ by         
,presid5t ,william ,j4 ,cl9ton 9 #bjjj  
to be ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce2 ,:]eas ,norman ,y4 ,m9eta 0   
nom9at$ by ,presid5t ,george ,w4 ,bu% 9 
#bjja to s]ve z ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,secret>y ( ,transportation2 ,:]eas1    
:ile s]v+ z ,secret>y ( ,transportation 
on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 ,norman ,y4    
,m9eta secur$ ! airspace ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates by ord]+ all civilian air traffic
 to l& imm$iately & implem5t$ new       
security protocols to ensure ! safety ( 
air travel]s2 ,:]eas ,norman ,y4 ,m9eta 
0 ! lov+ husb& ( ,danealia ,brantn]     
,m9eta1 & fa!r ( ,david ,m9eta1 ,/u>t   
,m9eta1 ,rob]t ,brantn]1 & ,m>k         
,brantn]2 & ,:]eas ,norman ,y4 ,m9eta 0 

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public s]vice1 accessibility &          
acc\ntability1 & passion = 8 "w3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 has he>d 
) pr(\nd sorr[ & deep regret !          
ann\ncem5t ( ! dea? ( ! ,honorable      
,norman ,yo%io ,m9eta1 =m] memb] ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1  
=m] ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 & =m]         
,secret>y ( ,transportation2  7#b7      
respectfully reque/s ! ,secret>y ( !    
,s5ate communicate ?is resolution to !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & transmit an   
enroll$ copy ( ?is resolution to !      
family ( ,norman ,yo%io ,m9eta2 &  7#c7 
:5 ! ,s5ate adj\rns today1 /&s adj\rn$ z
 a fur!r m>k ( respect to ! memory ( !  
,honorable ,norman ,yo%io ,m9eta4