Young Oak Kim

I thank Congresswoman Ann Wagner for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 406, the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations, PARTNER, with ASEAN Act. This is a bill that I introduced…

I am speaking in strong support of my bill, H.R. 1107, the PRC is Not a Developing Country Act.

I thank Chairman McCaul for yielding and for his leadership on the Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon…

We need to get CCP and Xi Jinping and their reckless actions tamed.

I can't tolerate seeing that eroding every year by the CCP.

As we all know, deceptive drugs made of fentanyl are killing young people and destroying lives in southern California and across our Nation at an alarming rate. In California, fentanyl is responsible for one out of every five youth deaths…

I am proud to recognize Korean American Day. Since the first Korean immigrants arrived on January 13, 1903, Korean Americans have made their mark from sea to shining sea and have found success in the classroom, workplace, and even right…

Today, I rise to celebrate the incorporation date of the city of Villa Park. Villa Park, known as the Hidden Jewel, was incorporated on this day in 1962 but was first settled around 1860. Despite being the smallest incorporated city in…

I am pleased to rise in support of my bill, H.R. 4785, the Uyghur Policy Act. I thank Chairman Ami Bera of the Subcommittee on Asia, The Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation for leading this with me, as well as the 79 bipartisan…

Seeing no other Members on my side, I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I again thank Asia Subcommittee Chairman Ami Bera, Speaker Pelosi, my colleague, Representative Smith, and the many…

For the purpose of closing. Madam Speaker, the Chinese Communist Party persecutes religious believers who will not submit their religious convictions to CCP control. It reacts with brutality against any attempted religious practice outside…

The Millennium Challenge Corporation has done important work on behalf of the American people to promote economic growth and transparency around the world. But we must make sure that the agency is equipped to address the challenges and…

And I rise in support of this bill. Madam Speaker, today, 50 million people in 45 countries are living on the brink of famine, and more than 350 million people around the world are facing emergency food insecurity. This is a staggering…

I thank Ranking Member Luetkemeyer for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business…

Ms. YOUNG KIM. Kim votes aye.

With inflation and prices at a 40-year high, it is imperative that we hear from Secretary Yellen on how the administration's policies are impacting our job creators, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and workers.

I really appreciate all of our witnesses focusing on youth apprenticeship. It is critically important.

And that is why I introduced the Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act--check it out--which informs high school students about career and technical education opportunities before they commit to a traditional 4-year university and…

As Members of the Small Business Committee, we hear directly from small business owners and their employees on a regular basis on the challenges they face right now.

Policies from Congress should make life more affordable, not less. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is no longer recognized.

I thank my friend, French Hill, for yielding. Families, workers, and small businesses are hurting from the highest inflation in over 40 years, and in Southern California where I am from, everything is more expensive. Inflation doesn't…

Workforce shortages are only adding fuel to the fire of inflation.

At the end of May, the federal government's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey found that there was a near record of 11.3 million job vacancies across the nation.

In my home state of California, we have this onerous legislation AB5.

Unfortunately, supply chain crisis and this issue have been exacerbated by workforce and truck driver shortages.