What Dave Min said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of University of California, Irvine Chief of Police Liz Griffin. After more than 33 years of serving her community in law enforcement, including 7 years serving Irvine, Chief Griffin is retiring.”

“Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Pride Month and to honor Radiant Health Centers, an Irvine-based nonprofit that has been serving Orange County's LGBTQ+ communities, underserved residents, and people living with or affected by HIV for nearly four decades.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in favor of H.R. 8340, the Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act. I introduced this legislation alongside Representative William Timmons, and I thank him again for co-leading this important bill to promote efficiency and optimization in Federal agencies.”

“For example, this legislation would require Federal agencies to annually assess financial reporting internal controls, link agency performance and cost data to enhance financial valuations, and prioritize the elimination of duplicative systems and unnecessary spending.”

“Mr. Speaker, on May 12, 2026, Oversight Committee Democrats convened the first-ever hearing to solicit testimony from survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes. The hearing, ``Survivors Fight for Justice: Exposing Epstein's Crimes in Palm Beach and Across the World,'' marked a critical step forward in the fight for justice and accountability.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Garret Anderson, a Newport Beach resident and Anaheim Angels legend. Garret was a SoCal native who grew up in the L.A. suburbs in Granada Hills.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Mary Kageyama Nomura, lovingly remembered as the ``Songbird of Manzanar,'' who passed away peacefully last month at the age of 100.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of George Lieu, who passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. George was a resilient and spirited father, husband, and writer.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 6409, the FENCES Act, which would gut the Clean Air Act. For over 60 years, the Clean Air Act has stood as our Nation's landmark air pollution law, serving as our most effective tool to try to keep the air that our children and families breathe safe and to hold polluters accountable.”

“For these reasons, at the appropriate time, I plan to offer a motion to recommit this bill back to committee. If the House rules permitted, I would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill.”

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 103rd anniversary of Second Baptist Church of Santa Ana, the largest predominantly Black church in Orange County. Under the leadership of Senior Pastor Ivan S.”

“Mr. Chair, my amendment to the Electric Supply Chain Act would expand the periodic reports required under this bill to include a critical assessment of advanced transmission technologies.”

“Mr. Speaker, I want to remind my colleagues we are all here voting on the bill because President Trump, who has the power to release the Epstein files at any time, has refused to do so.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Colonel Dominic V. Dinh on his retirement from the United States Army Reserve. Colonel Dinh immigrated to the United States as a Vietnamese refugee in April 1975 and joined the Army Reserve in 1990 while a resident of Costa Mesa, California, in my district.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my deep concerns about the ICE raid that occurred last Friday on a Korean factory in Georgia. Now, we have uncertainty as to the facts involved here.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H. Res. 516, sponsored by Representative Young Kim. This resolution has a lot of things I think we all can agree upon, including recognizing the right to assemble and protest peacefully and condemning violence against law enforcement.”

“June 23, 2025. Statement from Mayor Valerie Amezcua The federal immigration raids and the deployment of the National Guard in Santa Ana have created a climate of fear, anxiety, and instability across our community.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and the deadly and devastating consequences of their illegal actions, which will reverberate long after they are gone.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the Congresswoman for her comments. It has indeed been a messy day. I think that prices are getting too high at this moment in time.”

“We saw that most recently in the big, beautiful bill, which I think Republicans are now realizing was actually a Frankenstein-level monstrosity of extreme provisions that many of them did not realize were in there.”

“Trump and Elon Musk, frankly, too, but that should be no excuse for not standing up and doing what is right. We have to stand up and have an accounting of all the damage that Elon Musk did during his time at DOGE.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of a true trailblazer, a man that many see as the godfather of Asian- American journalism, K.W.”

“As tensions were rising in Los Angeles in the 1990s, he launched The Korea Times English Edition to give Korean Americans a place where their stories could be told on their own terms in the media.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind my colleagues that Congress and only Congress has the power of the purse. Yet, Donald Trump and Elon Musk have unlawfully impounded billions of dollars of congressionally approved funds.”

“Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to highlight the heroism of a number of police officers in the Newport Beach Police Department in my district. This, of course, is National Police Week.”

“Mr. Speaker, we just heard all day from Republicans on the other side of the aisle that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is going to lead to helping small businesses and reducing the deficit.”

“Mr. Speaker, I echo the comments just made by Mr. Garcia. We are roughly 3\1/2\ months into Trump's second term, but it looks to be shaping up like a more extreme and more radical version of the first term, where the Office of Special Counsel identified over 12 different members of President Trump's administration as having violated the Hatch Act.”

“I have attempted to bring light to these issues through my membership on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, as well as part of the rapid response team that our leadership has set up.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Tracy Havens, a second grade teacher at Hicks Canyon Elementary School in my district. Tracy has taught our kids in Irvine for the past 20 years and had the honor recently of being 1 of 6 educators out of 20,000 across Orange County to be selected as Orange County Teacher of the Year.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the Trump administration to consider reversing its reckless and dangerous terminations of Forest Service employees. I represent an area in Orange County that is prone to the same types of wildfire risks that we saw devastate Los Angeles not too long ago.”

“Mr. Speaker, Elon Musk spent $277 million supporting Donald Trump's campaign last year. In return, Trump has done all he can to support Musk's business ventures, awarding billions in potential contracts to Tesla and SpaceX.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Minister Dwayne Roberts of Second Baptist Church for his incredible 50 years of service to our community. Second Baptist Church is the oldest Black church in Orange County, and it has become a home for faith, music, and fellowship.”

“Madam Chair, I rise today in opposition to the disastrous GOP budget resolution. This bill seeks to cut $3 trillion in spending, supposedly by targeting waste and fraud, but the entire domestic discretionary budget is only $917 billion, and that simply doesn't add up.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today because it is the 52nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision and reproductive freedom, and the lives and well-being of countless women in this country are under attack.”

“Mr. Speaker, my name is Dave Min. I was just elected to represent the 47th Congressional District in Orange County, California, just south of the fires. While we are not affected by these, we are subject to the same fire risks on a year-by-year basis.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was just elected to represent California's 47th Congressional District in the heart of Orange County, and we have quite a sizeable Chinese-American population. I have spoken with many constituents who are deeply concerned about the future of Taiwan, particularly in the face of increased aggression and a lot of rhetoric.”