[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H433-H434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CELEBRATING LUNAR NEW YEAR

  (Mrs. KIM of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIM of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join my 
community in celebrating Lunar New Year as we ring in the Year of the 
Rabbit and Year of the Cat.
  We cannot ignore that this year's celebrations in southern California 
were rocked by the worst of evil. I have attended the Monterey Park 
Lunar New Year celebrations in years past, and my heart is with the 
loved ones of the victims of the shooting and our AAPI community.
  However, I know that in the face of this tragedy, as we heal our 
wounds, we will persevere, come together, and come back even stronger. 
Our best days are yet to come.
  Good prevails over evil. Love triumphs hate. Light surpasses darkness 
always. That is what Lunar New Year is all about.
  I am rallying with my AAPI community, and I wish all who are 
celebrating joy, renewal, and many blessings.
  I want to greet all the public in my special New Year's greetings.
  (English translation of the statement made in Korean, Mandarin, 
Cantonese, and Vietnamese is as follows:)
       ``Happy new year.''
       Korean: ``Saehae bok mani badeuseyo''
       Mandarin: ``Xinnian kuaile''
       Catonese: ``Gong hei fat choy''
       Vietnamese:``Chuc Mung Nam Moi''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California will provide 
the Clerk a translation of her remarks.

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