[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CLEANING UP OUR DEMOCRACY AND DELIVERING POWER BACK TO THE AMERICAN 
                                 PEOPLE

  (Mr. KIM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KIM. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the efforts in 
Congress to clean up our democracy and deliver power back to the 
American people.
  I never thought that I would run for Congress. I never thought that I 
would have the chance to stand right here on the floor of the House of 
Representatives.
  I am here today because I was tired of watching corporations and 
special interests cutting to the front of the line ahead of the people. 
I was tired of watching dark money grow, gerrymandering polarize our 
politics, and the American people pushed aside.
  Now we have a precious chance to fix this and to build the kind of 
government the American people deserve. As we make up our minds and 
cast our votes, I ask us not to think of this as a partisan issue. I 
assure you that the people in my district on both sides believe that 
the system isn't working for them.
  I call on my colleagues to vote to pass H.R. 1 and deliver the change 
our constituents demand and deserve.

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