CAL Matters The wildfires still burning in Southern California continue to thrust the state onto the national stage: Although President Donald Trump promised Friday to give Los Angeles the help it...
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Rep. Young Kim Helps Lead HEAL Act to Stop Antisemitism, Boost Holocaust Education
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) to introduce the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act, a bipartisan bill that...
Trump suggests eliminating FEMA during North Carolina visit as he attacks disaster response
CNN President Donald Trump suggested he might eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday during a trip to tour damage from Hurricane Helene flooding in North Carolina, a state he’s...
Trump faces pivotal moment with California trip
The Hill President Trump will venture into deep-blue California on Friday for a closely-watched visit that could determine disaster aid for the state and how Trump will work with Democratic...
Rep. Young Kim Leads Bipartisan Hong Kong Sanctions Act
Washington, DC – As first reported in Reuters, today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Jim McGovern (MA-02) introduced the Hong Kong Sanctions Act to hold Hong Kong officials...
Rep. Young Kim Push to Deploy Wildfire Technologies Passes House in Fix our Forests Act
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) voted in favor of House passage of the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471). Included in this package is the Wildfire Tech...
Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons divide House Republicans
The Hill President Trump’s decision to pardon hundreds of protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many accused of assaulting police officers — is dividing House Republicans,...
Rep. Young Kim Leads Bipartisan Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act to Address Lapse in VA Health Care
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Gil Cisneros (CA-31) introduced the...
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid...
Rep. Young Kim: The SALT Cap Made Home Ownership Unattainable for Districts like Mine
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) testified to the House Committee on Ways on Means on the importance of fixing the cap on state and local tax (SALT)...
Trump’s TikTok order tests Republicans
Semafor Congressional Republicans who voted to force TikTok to divest or risk a US ban are in a serious bind thanks to President Donald Trump’s attempt to delay implementation of the law. Except...
Braving the cold, Southern Californians flock to Washington for Trump inauguration festivities
Orange County Register It was 3:30 a.m., the temperature hovering around 13 degrees Fahrenheit. Brian Hall was in line with his son, Patton, for inauguration festivities at the Capitol One Arena...
Rep. Young Kim: Only wildfire aid condition should be transparency
KTLA 5 INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R.-Louisiana) and other Republicans have suggested that Los Angeles wildfire aid should come with conditions California would have to...
Exclusive: Korean-American lawmaker warns impeachment drive could bring disaster for S. Korea
The Chosun Daily “If the factions behind the impeachment in South Korea continue to steer the current situation, North Korea and China will seize this opportunity to weaken the U.S.-South Korea...
Trump seems open to increasing SALT cap, local GOP House member says after meeting
Orange County Register Rep. Young Kim and other House Republicans signal they won't support a tax bill without a 'SALT fix.' That's significant given the slim majority the GOP has in Congress....
Southern California lawmakers largely agree, no strings attached to wildfire aid
Southern California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle largely agree: No conditions on wildfire aid. The nearly 30 House members who represent communities in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San...
Rep. Young Kim Fights to Fully Repeal SALT Cap, Cut Taxes
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Reps. Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Chris Smith (NJ-04), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Mike...
Rep. Young Kim to Serve on Financial Services Committee in 119th Congress
Washington, DC – This week, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) announced that U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) will serve on the Subcommittee on Financial...
Kim continues push for repeal of SALT cap as Congress works on new tax bill
Spectrum News 1 SoCal When Orange County Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., went to Mar-a-Lago over the weekend to meet with President-elect Donald Trump, she had SALT on her mind. State and local tax...
Rep. Young Kim Names CA-40 Congressional App Challenge Winners
Chino Hills, CA – The Office of U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) announced that Troy High School students Stanley Wang, from Chino Hills, and Jack Liu are the winners of the 2024 CA-40...