Greetings, 

It has been a very busy week. We hope you and your families are doing well as we head into the weekend! From Monday’s town hall to kicking-off the Congressional Art Competition, there’s a lot of great things to cover this week.

Unfortunately, this week also brought heartbreak. We are praying for the Nashville community after the gut-wrenching news of another school shooting. It is an all too familiar news story that crosses our screens and Congressman Kim is committed to responding with action and common-sense gun violence prevention measures.

As always, we hope you find these updates and resources helpful, more next week!

Congressman Kim Hosts Telephone Town Hall

This Monday, Congressman Kim hosted a telephone town hall to commemorate Women’s History Month and speak about the legislation he’s been working on for our servicemembers and small businesses. He was joined by Dr. Jacquelin Agostini, professor of the Rowan College at Burlington County LIFE Program, including the Shining a Light on Her(story) series at Burlington County Library to help celebrate pioneering women and elevate their stories in our American history.

Congressman Kim was also joined by the President of New Jersey American Water to share updates on the Delaware River spill. Since Monday and as we shared in a special newsletter this week, there are no reports of chemicals from the spill detected in New Jersey’s water supply and the precautionary conservation notice for Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties has now been lifted.

Don’t worry if you missed the phone call, you can listen to the full conversation on our Youtube page! Sign-up for our future telephone town halls here!

Congressman Kim Affirms the Positive Impact of DEI Initiatives for Training Armed Forces

In conversation with Under Secretary Gil Cisneros and other military leadership at a subcommittee hearing, Ranking Member Kim looked at the larger context of servicemembers’ training hours and confirmed with the panel that DEI initiatives do not have a negative impact on other training opportunities, performance, or military readiness.

Congressman Kim and Colleagues Issue Statement in Response to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Proposed Judicial Overhaul

This Monday, Congressman Kim and Representatives Jason Crow and Chrissy Houlahan, key House Democrats dedicated to national security, issued the following statement in response to recent developments surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul and subsequent firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. 

Read their full statement here.

Congressman Kim Re-Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Support For Emergency Medical Services

Last week, Congressman Kim and Congressman Mike Carey re-introduced their bipartisan Supporting Our First Responders Act to help emergency medical services (EMS) agencies with hiring and retention, training reimbursements, facility upgrades, and more. While EMS responders are first on the scene and asked to risk it all, in New Jersey and across the country, we have EMS workers on the front lines working without the level of support they need. 

This week, Congressman Kim met with some local EMS providers with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, including those from Lumberton, NJ. 

Congressman Kim is proud to re-introduce this bipartisan legislation to strengthen our support for first responders and ensure they have what they need and deserve.

Congressman Kim Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Combat-Disabled Veterans’ Benefits

This week, Congressman Kim introduced the Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act with Representative Austin Scott to ensure combat-disabled veterans are not penalized for re-entering the workforce. Currently, combat-disabled veterans risk losing access to their Social Security Disability Insurance benefits if they earn above a certain income per month. The legislation would stand-up for our veterans, increase this income-cap, and support their active participation in the workforce.

Congressman Kim on the Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act 

“Too many veterans face barriers accessing the benefits they deserve. We must do better on our promise to have our servicemembers’ backs and do more to support their continued success after they return home. I am proud to help introduce bipartisan legislation that would promote combat-disabled veterans’ participation and success in the workforce without them having to worry about losing their Social Security disability benefits. With an increased income threshold, they would be able to more freely pursue the careers and the well-rounded lives they want in our communities.”

Meet Derrick Owings, Veteran and our March Service Spotlight!

This past weekend, we were proud to highlight Derrick Owings as our March Service Spotlight. After serving in the military and teaching high school, Derrick continued to serve our community through the Arts Guild New Jersey. We are grateful for his passion for the arts and sharing their beauty in our Burlington community.

Read his full spotlight here and consider nominating someone incredible you know in our district!

The 2023 Congressional Art Competition is Here!

We are excited to launch the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District’s high school artists to showcase their incredible talent. 

Check out all the details, dates, and dos and don’ts at our website and be sure the student gets their submissions in by April 20th!

Every year, we love this chance for a local, young artist to have their art displayed in Washington. Here’s last year’s winner on a tour with Congressman Kim to see his art hanging on the walls of the U.S. Capitol!

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