Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1771) to require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1771 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Divided Families Reunification Act''. SEC. 2. CONSULTATIONS ON REUNITING KOREAN AMERICANS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN NORTH KOREA. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) The division of the Korean Peninsula into South Korea and North Korea separated thousands of Koreans from family members. (2) Since the signing of the Agreement Concerning a Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27, 1953 (commonly referred to as the ``Korean War Armistice Agreement''), there has been little to no contact between Korean Americans and family members who remain in North Korea. (3) North Korea and South Korea first agreed to reunions of divided families in 1985 and have since held 21 face-to-face reunions and multiple video link reunions. (4) Those reunions have subsequently given approximately 24,500 Koreans the opportunity to briefly reunite with loved ones. (5) The most recent family reunions between North Korea and South Korea took place in August 2018 and did not include any Korean Americans.…”