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...
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Rep. Young Kim Pushes to Reunite Korean Americans with Family Members in North Korea
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39), one of the first Korean American women to serve in Congress, helped introduce a bipartisan bill to help reunite Korean Americans with their...
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...
February 5, 2021 E-Newsletter
February 5, 2021 E-Newsletter
Rep. Young Kim joins Problem Solvers Caucus to Support Standalone, $160 billion “DEFEATING COVID-19” Vaccine Distribution Package
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) continued her efforts to get vaccines, tests, PPE and other COVID-19 supplies directly to residents of California’s 39th...
Rep. Young Kim Statement on Marjorie Taylor Greene
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) released the following statement on comments made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14): “Antisemitism, conspiracy theories and threats should...
Rep. Young Kim Statement on Biden DOJ Dropping Case on Protecting Asian Americans from Discrimination
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped a lawsuit against Yale University for illegally...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rep. Young Kim Pushes for Mental Health Resources for Local Communities
Washington, DC –U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) reaffirmed her commitment to expanding access to mental health care resources by helping introduce the Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act...
Rep. Young Kim Joins Colleagues to Repeal Cap on SALT Deductions
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) joined Rep. Thomas Suozzi (NY-03) and colleagues to cut taxes for Californians by introducing the Securing Access to Lower Taxes by ensuring...
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...