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It's been a busy week! Here are the highlights:
STEM education expands opportunities for students, strengthens our economy and boosts global competitiveness. I'm excited to share that we have a CA-39 Congressional App Challenge winner!  

After her relative died from a brain tumor, Troy High School Freshman Diya Sreedhar was inspired to create her app AURA, which would use AI machine learning to predict the disease prognosis of Glioblastoma patients from one's home. 

Diya's app would be a force of good in communities, expand access to vital health services and help save lives. My daughter had a brain tumor as a young girl and I know we and others who have endured similar hardship would have been reassured with AURA at our hands. 

I am SO impressed by the hard work, STEM skills and creativity put in by the 75 students who entered this year's Congressional App Challenge. With our talented CA-39 students leading the way, I have no doubt our nation's future is bright.
My Military and Veteran's Liaison Brendon joined the U.S. Veteran Business Alliance OC Chapter’s holiday meeting. Their chapter serves as a great resource and networking hub for local businesses that are veteran owned or looking to train and hire veterans in Orange County.

I'm honored to recognize their efforts to support veterans in our community.
Our economic recovery depends on resolving supply chain bottlenecks. 

This week, I led a bipartisan letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy calling for a bipartisan Select Committee, with equal representation from both sides of the aisle to address the supply chain crisis hurting our economy, families, workers and small businesses across the country.

Rather than a piecemeal approach from Congress, our country needs to implement a comprehensive approach to resolve our supply chain crisis. I will continue to do all I can to address the resiliency of our supply chain, make life more affordable and support policies that spur economic growth and protect our national security.
Welcome to La Habra, Carnitas Montero! Team Young was honored to recognize this small business during their grand opening. I’m grateful for our amazing entrepreneurs and innovators who make CA-39 a great place to live and work.
Diamond Bar Evergreen Club works hard to serve our seniors and our Asian American community. Their commitment to creating a great space for seniors is especially valuable during a time where our elderly may be feeling vulnerable or isolated. Team Young enjoyed connecting with the community at their holiday party this week! 
Such a fun time at the 27th annual Placentia Tamale Festival! Thank you to all of our businesses and vendors who made this event a great success.
Vaccine mandates discourage people from joining our workforce and force businesses to fire workers and pay fines. The vaccine reduces symptoms and saves lives, but mandates – especially with inflation, supply chain backlogs and labor shortages – hurt workers, our economy and public health. I got the COVID-19 vaccine and believe it should be one's choice, not a government mandate.

The Senate voted in a bipartisan way to overturn the Biden administration's vaccine mandate on businesses with 100 or more employees. I am proud to join Congressman Fred Keller's effort to do the same in the House so we can support businesses, workers and families.
This week, we celebrated National Energy Conservation Day! To help save energy and prevent dangerous fires, be sure to unplug your holiday lights before leaving the house or going to sleep. Holiday decorations are responsible for more than $11 million in home fire damages each year.

To ensure your holiday celebrations are fire safe and injury free, learn more below.
This week, President Biden signed into law H.R. 5142, a bipartisan bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to our 13 U.S. fallen service members who gave everything to save Americans and allies in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.

I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this effort led by Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-10) to honor these heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. These brave men and women, including Southern California marines Lance Corporal Dylan Merola, Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui and Corporal Hunter Lopez, were young, many in their early 20s, and incredibly brave – valiantly putting their lives on the line for others. Their courage and heroism in the face of danger will never be forgotten, and we continue to rally with our new gold star families.
I am committed to helping California's 39th District get through the COVID-19 pandemic better than before. As we reopen our communities and get people safely back to work, I will do all that I can to make sure my constituents receive the relief you deserve.
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Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Young Kim