Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) spoke on the House floor urging colleagues to vote no on H.R. 842, the so-called “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act,”...
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Rep. Young Kim Joins Space And Aeronautics Subcommittee
U.S. Representative Young Kim has been selected to serve on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee."I am thrilled to be able to add my voice to...
Rep. Young Kim to Serve on Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) issued the following statement after being selected to serve on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of...
For Young Kim, it all began with ‘Atlas Shrugged’
Energizer Bunny status, showdowns at the family pingpong table, representing California’s 39th District in Congress — Rep. Young Kim shares much in common with her former boss, Ed Royce. She...
Rep. Young Kim: ‘I believe I am the future of the Republican Party’
Rep. Young Kim (R, California) sits down with Yahoo Finance's Jen Rogers to discuss her role in the Republican party and what it took to flip her district to back to Republican. Kim is an Korean...
California GOP Leaders Push Newsom Recall And Tout Congressional Wins At State Republican Convention
The California Republican Party held its Spring Organizing Convention over the weekend, projecting an optimism bolstered by the current effort to recall Governor Gavin Newsom and recent...
Bills Introduced In US Congress To Counter Growing Chinese Influence
Several top US Republican lawmakers have introduced more than a dozen bills in Congress to counter the growing Chinese influence in the country and to protect America’s critical infrastructure. The...
Democratic Asian-American lawmakers to form second group that will include Republicans
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is branching out to welcome House Republicans into a new bipartisan group, a shakeup that reflects the historic diversity of...
Congress must unite to help local governments, businesses and families: Young Kim
With the debate to provide COVID-19 relief well underway, congressional leadership from both sides of the aisle should come together to provide targeted relief directly to local communities so...
Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 14% of the 117th Congress
Immigrants and the children of immigrants account for a small but growing share of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. At least 76 (14%) of the voting members of the 117th Congress are foreign born or have...
Korean American politician slams professor for claims on comfort women
A Korean American politician in the U.S. has publicly rejected claims regarding the wartime sex slavery which were made by J. Mark Ramseyer, Mitsubishi professor of Japanese legal studies at Harvard...
Young Kim condemns comfort women distortion professor’, hidden contributor to comfort women resolution
Korean congressman Young Kim, who publicly criticized Harvard Law School professor Ramsey, who wrote a dissertation that distorted the comfort women victims into 'prostitutes', called for the...
Reps. Kim, Spanberger Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Small Businesses, Essential Workers Afford PPE, COVID-19 Testing During Reopening
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As businesses and local governments across the country move towards full reopening, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-39) and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) today introduced...
US Congress Members Submit Bill on Family Reunions for Korean Americans
Separated family members from South Korea hold the hands of their family members from North Korea on a bus at Mount Geumgang in the North in this Oct. 22, 2015 photo, after a reunion event for...
Rep. Young Kim Named Lead Republican on Small Business Subcommittee
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) will serve as Ranking Member on the House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development. Rep. Kim will...
Rep. Takano: Lack of Asian American Pacific Islanders in Biden’s Cabinet is “Profound Omission”
It's a tumultuous time in Washington as the Senate inches closer to the impeachment trial.But one Southern California lawmaker, Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, said there's one thing both parties can...
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Meeks Slashes Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Nearly in Half
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is planning to slash the Western Hemisphere subcommittee nearly in half, according to a group of freshmen Republican committee members...
New Lawmakers Assigned to Science Committees
Details about who will serve on key congressional committees with jurisdiction over scientific research and education are emerging.The House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for...
Lawmakers offer bill to repeal cap on SALT deduction
Lawmakers in the House and Senate from high-tax, Democratic-leaning states introduced legislation on Thursday to repeal a provision in former President Trump's 2017 tax cut law that limits the...
California was key factor in House GOP’s 2020 success
A crucial component of the House GOP's surprise comeback in 2020 was winning back a majority of the California seats lost in the anti-Trump blue wave just two years earlier. Democrat Christy...