[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E557-E558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ESTHER KIM

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                            HON. JIMMY GOMEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 23, 2024

  Mr. GOMEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the exceptional 
contributions of Esther Kim, our Asian Pacific American Institute for 
Congressional Studies (APAICS) fellow, who has used her talents for the 
betterment of California and the U.S. Congress as a whole. From 
astutely demanding answers from the Food and Drug Administration on how 
lead-tainted food was able to get to the plates of children and what 
the agency would do to ensure it never happened again, to building key 
coalitions of support and helping pass through the House a bill to 
redesignate a Koreatown post office in honor of activist Dosan Ahn 
Chang Ho, Esther's insights and diligence have made real change and 
pushed important congressional efforts forward.
  As she prepares to enter Yale Divinity School in the fall, I am 
certain her time in Congress is only the beginning of the impact Esther 
Kim will make on our nation. I know I speak for everyone who 
encountered Esther on the Hill when I say we can't wait to see what she 
will do change the world next.

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