Young Oak Kim

here we go again, attacking the free market. I guess we need a bigger government to control more and more. Mr. Speaker, I represent a portion of southern California where people are paying almost $2 a gallon for gasoline. That is right…

Mr. Chairman, I was a civil engineer prior to becoming a Congressman. I understand how important the transportation system is to our economy. I know that without a strong transportation system we cannot sustain a prosperous economy. That…

As a legal immigrant myself, I believe it is important to recognize the difference between legal and illegal immigration. My compliance with the law and subsequent naturalization has instilled in me a sense of pride and responsibility. I…

I keep hearing from the White House that our economy is booming. I really have trouble with this. The folk in my district, none of them said our economy is booming. They do not feel this. The fact is, the economy growth has slowed to 1.47…

I want to talk about some different perspective about this balancing the budget. The Government waste, that is what I would like to talk about tonight, the waste and fraud is everywhere, Medicare, Medicaid; you are talking about waste and…

I think the public should know that you cannot transfer money from the Medicare trust fund to any other account. The money has to stay within the Medicare trust fund. But all these scare tactics to frighten senior citizens, let me also…

You have no choice. That is the only plan available to you, which is Government run and run by bureaucrats. You have to follow their regulations, which is, in my opinion, socialized medicine. Just one plan, period. All we are trying to do…

The gentleman is right. As long as we have a third-party paying system, without somebody watching so to speak, we will continue to have this kind of abuse and fraud. Right now, the Government pays it without truly looking at it closely…

I read a month ago a report that simply says that we live longer, which is good news, and that each beneficiary actually spends $170,000 more than he or she has contributed in a lifetime. Of course, some people live longer and some people…

I want to add that under the current plan, once you hit 65, you have to give up whatever plan you have. You must join this Government-mandated Medicare plan.

I agree, I think this is all politically motivated. I have a deep concern about all these attacks, that we are taking money from senior citizens and giving that to rich people. My golly, we are talking about a tax credit of $500 per child…

Ninety billion dollars is just a political game without any details. You are trying to use this figure and trying to frighten senior citizens. I am concerned with what is happening right now, all the verbal assault and demagoguery.

That is exactly right. So the President recognizes the problem. As a matter of fact, the Board of Trustees are his appointees. They are the ones that released the report that said it is going bankrupt. The President's plan and our plan are…

the part A in Medicare is going to be bankrupted which has been financed by FICA payroll taxes. That is not enough. Beneficiary pay half, employer contribute the other half. That is not enough. What we trying to do is trying to fix the…

I hope all my California people right now are watching me an listening to me today, especially senior citizens, because I would like to talk about Medicare. I am deeply concerned about all this rhetoric that is going on, frightening senior…

I rise to support this rule; however, as we debate this important legislation today, I think it is important that we address North Korea's denial of a bipartisan congressional delegation trip to North Korea. For the first time in 40 years…

Today we are going to adopt H.R. 1561, the American Overseas Interests Act. Everybody knows that our foreign aid programs are among the least accountable to our taxpayers and the most dubious in their results. I did not say that. That is…

the people in my district in California do not have any luxury to subscribe to the Washington Post and the Washington times, which have extensive coverage of what is happening inside the Beltway. There is a lot of rhetoric, especially…

I rise today, as a new member of the International Relations Committee, in support of H.R. 7, the National Security Revitalization Act. Our committee has passed this legislation and it will be on the floor next week. For too long the…

I am concerned that in H.R. 4, the welfare reform legislation, as introduced, unjustly treats taxpaying legal immigrants the same as illegal aliens. The two are very different. Therefore, today I am introducing legislation that will ensure…