If you’re planning an international trip and need to renew or apply for a new passport, the time to plan is now. Right now, routine service for passport renewals is taking up to 18 weeks. Expedited service is expected to take up to 12 weeks. I know this is so frustrating for Orange County families – and families nationwide – who have planned travel and are looking forward to a trip. Please know that I share these concerns and am doing everything I can to get answers from the State Department. Click here or below for more information. If you have further questions about issues with the State Department or another Federal Agency, my team is here to help you. Click here for a list of our Mobile Office Hours.

The Olympic Games kicked off today in Tokyo! California is sending 128 athletes to the games – the most Olympic athletes from any state – and there are 17 from right here in CA-48. Good luck to these incredible athletes and congratulations on this accomplishment.

The U.S. must stand united against communist regimes around the globe. My parents fled North Korea and the country's communist rule. These protests in Cuba should remind everyone that communism never works. I spoke on the House Floor this week to show my support for those fighting for freedom and democracy.

President Biden recently ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. This decision has left our Afghan allies vulnerable and created a greater sense of urgency to protect the lives of many Afghans and their families who worked side-by-side with U.S. forces. This week I was proud to support the Allies Act, which expedites and expands special immigrant visas for Afghans who helped American forces and are now stranded in the country.

This week I had the opportunity to join the International Leadership Foundation to speak with their 2021 Fellows. It was so great to see so many emerging AAPI leaders in our nation’s capital. Thank you for having me.

My goal as your member of Congress is to be as transparent as possible about the votes I am taking in Washington. You can always view my vote record on my website.

I want to hear your feedback! Please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or comments on legislation or items currently up for debate in Congress.

Click here to see what the House voted on this week. Here’s an explanation of some of my votes:

H.R. 3985 – Allies Act: This legislation makes 8,000 additional visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program and revises some requirements of the application process to ensure that qualifying translators, targeted by the Taliban, are not incorrectly denied a visa. I proudly supported this legislation because it’s important we do not turn our back on those who helped us in our fight against terror.

H.R. 2467 – PFAS Action Act: PFAS is a large class of chemicals that are used in numerous applications. Unfortunately, some of these chemicals have been found in drinking water and linked to harmful health effects. Luckily, Congress has been taking bipartisan action to address PFAS over the last few years. It is important that we ensure our communities have clean drinking water, but this bill directs the EPA to take unprecedented action that will prevent newer and safer versions of PFAS, imposes unattainable deadlines on the EPA to designate certain PFAS substances, ignores the beneficial and nonhazardous uses of PFAS substances, and subjects’ communities nationwide to substantial costs. For these reasons I voted against this legislation.