[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3309-H3310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING REVEREND HARDY KIM

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Khanna) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. KHANNA. Madam Speaker, I am proud to rise today to introduce 
today's guest chaplain, the Reverend

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Hardy Kim of Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, which is in my district.
  Since 1956, Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church has stood for peace and 
justice in Silicon Valley. Pastor Kim began his service there 2 years 
ago, hoping to unite our diverse community and delivering spiritual 
comfort to the least fortunate.
  His work is important for those families struggling to find 
affordable housing and keep up with the rising cost of living often 
overlooked in Silicon Valley's soaring wealth.
  He also is an immigrant success story. He came here with his parents 
from South Korea to Detroit and later received a bachelor's degree from 
Harvard and a law degree from the University of Michigan. After a year 
as a Presbyterian mission volunteer in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he 
felt called to church ministry.
  I have been honored to participate in dialogues he has led in the 
community on immigration and gun control. I have learned a lot from him 
about history. He recently told me that our separation of powers--such 
an important concept today--is inspired in part by the Presbyterian 
Church, and that one of my favorite Presidents, Woodrow Wilson, 
apparently remarked that the highest honor of his life was not being 
President of the United States, but it was being an elder in the 
Presbyterian Church.
  Pastor Kim has become a reliable and trusted voice in Silicon Valley. 
I am very proud to introduce him to the House and honored that he would 
grace us with the opening prayer.

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