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McCarthy, California Republicans call out Newsom over vaccine rollout: ‘We fear more Californians may die’
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Young Kim led the GOP California members of Congress in demanding answers from Gov. Gavin Newsom on the "failures"...
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...
Bill Would Bring Rapid Testing, PPE To Small Businesses
Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would help to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) and rapid testing materials to small businesses and local governments.Rep. Young Kim (R-California)...
Rep. Garcia Calls on Governor Newsom to Investigate EDD Processing Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
Today, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), Representatives Michelle Steel (CA-48), and eight other California lawmakers sent a letter to California Governor...
Rep. Susie Lee, Problem Solvers Caucus Call for an Immediate Vote on a $160 Billion Vaccine Distribution Package, as Broader Bipartisan Talks & Reconciliation Process Continue
WASHINGTON — Today, the 56 member House Problem Solvers Caucus called for an immediate vote on the $160 billion “Defeating COVID-19” vaccine distribution package, as the broader bipartisan talks and...
Here’s what local House members are doing, so far, in the legislative fight against COVID-19
Last year, when the people who now represent Orange County in Congress were on the campaign trail, all seven said getting coronavirus relief would be a top priority during their first days in...
Bipartisan Legislation to Fully Restore the SALT Deduction Introduced in House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, DC – Seven Members of Congress introduced the SALT Deductibility Act, bipartisan legislation to restore the full State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction. The proposal would allow...
Bill to Help Small Business, Workers Afford PPE, COVID-19 Testing During Reopening
Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Young Kim (R-CA-39) introduced bipartisan legislation Monday to establish a new grant program that would help small businesses and essential employers acquire PPE...
Lawmakers Look for Ways to get PPE, Testing to Small Businesses
Two lawmakers from opposite coasts and different parties want to ease the burden on local governments and small businesses of operating during the pandemic by helping them purchase personal...
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...
Reps. Steel, McCarthy and CA Republicans Condemn Newsom Administration for Mismanagement of $11.4B in Taxpayer Funds
Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2021: Today Reps. Michelle Steel (CA-48) and Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) led a letter from the California Republican...
Gottheimer Helps Unveil New Bipartisan Legislation to Fully Restore the SALT Deduction, Provide New Jersey Families a Tax Cut
Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined a bipartisan group of six other Members in the House to introduce the SALT Deductibility Act, a bipartisan bill to fully restore the...
BAPS Charities partners with CA State Legislators to combat food insecurity on MLK Day of Service
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taught us, “Everyone can be great because everybody can serve.” BAPS Charities observed the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday through service, as a way to begin the...
Asian-American GOP Reps. Steel and Kim reject DOJ decision to drop Yale lawsuit
The newest Asian-American GOP lawmakers in Congress have condemned the Justice Department’s decision to drop its case against Yale University alleging discriminatory...
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...