U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) recently introduced legislation to bolster wildfire communications and information sharing among first responders.The National Institute for...
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House GOP Bill Would Bar Passing Legislation Estimated to Increase Inflation
House Republicans introduced a bill on Thursday which would ban passing legislation estimated to increase inflation until the year-over-year inflation rate drops below 4.5 percent.Rep....
Kim bill ramps up oversight of State Department’s management of Afghan evacuations
Months following the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) seeks to ensure proper spending of taxpayer dollars needed to help evacuate stranded Americans and...
GOP lawmakers demand greater oversight of chaotic Afghanistan evacuation
House Republicans are seeking greater oversight of the chaotic Afghanistan evacuation, with new legislation designed to hold President Biden's State Department accountable. GOP Reps. Young Kim...
Kim helps lead resolution calling for designation of Korean American Day
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) recently led 75 other original cosponsors in introducing a bipartisan resolution to designate Jan. 13 as Korean American Day. House Resolution (H.Res.) 871, which is...
Congressional Bill Introduced to Fund the Police
A congressional bill was introduced on Jan. 14 to assist local law enforcement agencies by hiring more police officers and increasing their salaries.House Resolution 6375, called the...
Lawmakers send letter to NBC urging network to cover human rights protests during Winter Olympics in China
A group of over two dozen lawmakers is urging NBC to put a spotlight on human rights protests as the network airs the 2022 Winter Olympics in China. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo. spearheaded a letter...
Bipartisan bill from Rice, Herrera Beutler ramps up federal funds for local police departments
U.S. Reps. Tom Rice (R-SC) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) on Jan. 12 offered a bipartisan bill that would substantially increase compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, particularly...
Biden Urged to Appoint North Korea Human Rights Envoy
Human rights groups are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to appoint a special envoy for North Korean human rights, a position that has been vacant since January 2017.The North Korean Human...
Report card: What did Congress members from Orange County accomplish in 2021?
Rep. Young Kim, R-La Habra, of CA-39Kim, 59, is in her first term representing the 39th District, which includes northeastern Orange County plus portions of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties....
GOP congressman calls on LA DA Gascon to resign over ‘diversion’ program for teens accused of sex crimes
Republican members of Congress are lambasting Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon after the prosecutor rolled out a "diversion" program that could allow 17-year-olds who rob...
Lawmakers propose bipartisan committee on supply chain issues
Not far from the San Pedro Bay Port Complex in Orange County, which sees 40% of the nation's imports, Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., has been witnessing supply chain issues in her district due in part...
‘End of war announcement without denuke will bring catastrophic results,’ Young Kim says
“A one-sided announcement of the end of the Korean War (without North Korea’s commitment to denuclearization) will bring catastrophic results to the security of the Indo-Pacific region,”...
Young Kim Backs Low Taxes for Veterans’ Businesses
Representative Young Kim, R-Calif., has taken a stance against tax increases, which especially would hurt businesses run by the nation’s veterans. Recently, Kim voted against President Biden’s...
Pressure on those undermining human rights in Sudan possible under Sudan Democracy Act
On Friday, December 3, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-39) and Dean Phillips (MN-03), who both serve on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Global Human Rights,...
Rep. Young Kim urges Biden Administration to oppose end-of-war declaration for Korean War
U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) warned the Biden administration of the consequences of offering a unilateral end-of-war declaration for the Korean War without firm commitments and progress...
35 GOP Reps warn North Korea must denuclearize before end of war or there will be ‘disastrous consequences’
GOP lawmakers demanded Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agree to denuclearize before any peace agreement is reached by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...
Kim unveils bill aimed at sanctioning Sudan
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Dec. 3 sponsored the bipartisan Sudan Democracy Act to impose sanctions on those responsible for the military takeover of Sudan’s civilian-led democratic transition in...
New law means Veterans benefits will be printed in multiple languages
American Veterans with limited English skills soon will have greater access to information about federal benefits owed to them, after President Joe Biden this week signed into law a bipartisan bill...
Is Young Kim the future of the GOP?
Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) arrived in Washington last year under somewhat auspicious circumstances. The freshman lawmaker, 59, was among a group of Southern California Republicans who beat back the...