Dave Min

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1. “Mariam believed deeply in public service. From working in congressional and local government offices, including as an APAICS fellow for Representative Judy Chu in 2021, to helping build civic organizations in Irvine, she devoted herself to uplifting underserved communities. That commitment was especially clear in her humanitarian work where she helped provide clean drinking water, emergency relief, and healthcare to communities in need. Mariam's legacy lives on in the people she mentored, the communities she strengthened, and the countless lives she touched through her service. Cancer sucks. It took this beautiful person from us far too early. This is a huge loss for Mariam's family, for Orange County, and the world. She will be deeply missed. ____________________”

   House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗

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2. “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of my friend, Mariam Tariq, a beloved member of the Irvine community who dedicated her life to serving others. I first met Mariam when she came to work as an intern on my 2024 State senate campaign, and I will always remember her as someone who was incredibly kind, whip smart, deeply passionate, and beloved by everyone who knew her.”

   House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗

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3. “She ended simply by saying ``saranghaeyo''; ``I love you.'' At her memorial, we gave everyone a packet of flower seeds in her honor to hopefully keep spreading the joy and brilliance and energy that she had spread in her remarkable life on this planet. Mom, ``I love you''; ``saranghaeyo.'' I'm sorry for the f-word I used on social media earlier this week. I will try to do better, and I hope to see you soon. ____________________”

   House of Representatives15 September 2026Source ↗

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4. “I still thought she was going to beat it. I still thought she was invincible. She went into that fight with so much conviction and energy. We were initially told she might have only weeks to live. But weeks became months, months became a year, then 2 years. She lived for more than 2\1/2\ years after that diagnosis. For so much of that time, she was still mom, still laughing, still telling stories, and still watching over us. Every single extra day she gave us was an extraordinary gift to my dad, Brian; to me; my wife, Jane; our kids, Teddy, Emmy, and Paxton; to my brother, Andrew; his wife, Melissa; and their kids, Zach and Niko. The last text message my mom sent me reminded me again of those flower seeds I had bought her as young child.”

   House of Representatives15 September 2026Source ↗

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5. “We raised you better than that.'' Of course, I took the post down. My mom also loved telling stories, especially embarrassing stories, about her sons. One of her favorites was when I was 4 years old. My dad had given me a few dollars at the grocery store and told me to buy flowers for my mom. When he found me at the checkout line, I was chewing Bubble Yum. He asked me whether I had bought the flowers, and I supposedly told him: ``Even better, I bought flower seeds. We can get lots more flowers from the seeds, and I had money left over to buy gum.'' My mom loved that story and told it probably hundreds of times to people. Every single time, she laughed, that beautiful laugh that I miss so much. In February 2024, my mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, one of deadliest and most unforgiving cancers. I will be honest.”

   House of Representatives15 September 2026Source ↗

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6. “To me and my younger brother, Andrew, she was ``mom''; ``eomma.'' What I remember about her is that she was always there: at my parent-teacher conferences, my violin lessons, and my soccer games. Despite a demanding career, she was home just about every evening by 5 p.m. making dinner, taking care of us, and watching over us. Mom never stopped watching over us. Even toward the end of her life, she would call me after seeing me on TV to compliment my haircut or text me after seeing a video from Minneapolis to tell me I needed a heavier coat. A few months back, I used some language on social media my mom did not approve of. Within an hour, my phone rang. Even though she was weak from cancer, she still had enough energy to give me an earful. ``We did not raise you to be the type of person who uses the f-word. Please take that post down.”

   House of Representatives15 September 2026Source ↗

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7. “Most of the other moms I knew back then didn't work, and I don't remember any moms who took business trips like my mom did, to exotic locales like Taiwan and Israel. As a kid, I had no idea how remarkable that was. I will be honest. I didn't know what semiconductors were. It was only when I got older that I understood she was working at foundational companies helping to pave the way for an industry that would transform our global economy. Years later, I remember reading about supermoms, the moms out there balancing successful careers in a patriarchal society where they were also expected to be wives and mothers. I remember thinking that my mom was the original supermom. But I didn't think any of that as a child.”

   House of Representatives15 September 2026Source ↗

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8. “Are my kids embarrassed by me? Probably. But I tell them that this is what their ``grandma''; ``halmoni'' did. They know she is very smart, and maybe we started a family tradition. My mom was different than the other moms in so many other ways. She grew up during the Korean war, studied hard, and got into the top college in Korea, Seoul National University, where she studied chemistry. She came to America in 1972 to get her Ph.D. at Brown University, got married to my dad, had me and then my younger brother, Andrew, and moved out to California where we grew up. My mom was one of the early women engineers and executives in Silicon Valley's semiconductor industry, working at Fairchild and later at National Semiconductor.”

   House of Representatives15 September 2026Source ↗

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9. “She was brilliant, funny, fiercely determined, and deeply loving. She had an incredible joy for life and what seemed like an endless supply of energy. When I was a kid, some of the things that made my mom so uniquely her could also feel embarrassing. One of my mom's notable habits when we went out to eat was to ask the waiter to divide her meal in two, to give her half of it and put the other half in a to-go container. None of my friends' moms ever did anything like that. As someone who was self-conscious back then, I felt awkward when we went out to eat. When I got older, I realized that what she was doing was actually brilliant. Restaurant portions are too big. Half is plenty. The other half is tomorrow's lunch instead of extra calories I don't need. Now that I am a dad, I often do the same thing: half now, half to go.”

   House of Representatives15 September 2026Source ↗

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10. “At UC Irvine, Chief Griffin's leadership helped the UCI Police Department implement initiatives that have set new standards for safety, accountability, and public trust. Her work has expanded public access to safety data, helped implement the community safety plan, strengthened partnerships across campus, and increased the representation of women in the policing workforce. Under her leadership, UCIPD also earned national accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, placing it among the top 10 percent of university policing agencies nationwide. Chief Griffin's legacy will continue at UCI and across the University of California system. I thank her for her dedication, hard work, and service. I wish her the very best in retirement. ____________________”

    House of Representatives14 July 2026Source ↗

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11. “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. Throughout her career, Chief Griffin has led with integrity, transparency, and a deep commitment to community-centered policing.”

    House of Representatives14 July 2026Source ↗

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12. “I urge Congress to intervene, reverse these cuts, and stop this administration from putting more Americans in harm's way.”

    House of Representatives8 April 2025Source ↗

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13. “That is why we rehired so many of the very same people that DOGE tried to fire in the first place due to the inefficiency, the gross incompetence of Elon Musk and the people who are working with him. This administration is also lying about retaining employees to help fight fires on the ground. Around 75 percent of those who were let go had firefighting experience, and now we are having to rehire some of them. This is what happens when you have 21-year-old hackers named ``Big Balls'' deciding how to cut our agencies as opposed to experts who know what they are doing. The incompetence of DOGE and Elon Musk is exposing Californians and millions of people around the country to unprecedented danger. We have to do something about it before it is too late.”

    House of Representatives8 April 2025Source ↗

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14. “They are understaffed, underresourced, and underpaid. We need more funding to protect our communities from megafires. Instead, this administration is choosing to strip our key first responders in the U.S. Forest Service of resources that make millions of Americans safer, including the ones I represent in Orange County. Let's be clear, if we are looking for efficiency, this is the opposite of efficiency. There is nothing efficient about firing essential public safety officials right before fire season. These are the people we deploy to try to clear the brush. They are the first responders who alert our fire departments of early onset wildfires before they become deadly multibillion-dollar disasters.”

    House of Representatives8 April 2025Source ↗

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15. “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. We are about a month or two away from fire season. We have had a number of fires similar, but smaller in scope, to the one that just hit Los Angeles due to the Santa Ana winds that come through our area in southern California every year and also due to drier conditions because of climate change and droughts. We know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and so we need to have these types of resources in place. As wildfires grow more and more intense, as the risks of wildfire become more and more ubiquitous, our firefighters are tired.”

    House of Representatives8 April 2025Source ↗

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16. “In fact, if you take away the new military contract for cybertrucks alone, you will pay for all of PBS and NPR. Unlike cybertrucks, PBS and NPR won't get recalled because they are falling apart. What is happening right now is pure bait and switch. Republicans are trying to slash Medicaid, public schools, and programs like PBS so they can give billions to Elon Musk and his fellow oligarchs. The corruption we are seeing right now is outrageous, unprecedented, and cannot stand.”

    House of Representatives27 March 2025Source ↗

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17. “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. Trump even turned the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom to try to boost Tesla sales.”

    House of Representatives27 March 2025Source ↗

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18. “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. Minister Roberts' 50 years of leadership are unprecedented. He served longer than any minister in the church's history.”

    House of Representatives27 February 2025Source ↗

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19. “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. What we are seeing right now is a biblical-level disaster in California. The scope of this devastation is unprecedented.”

    House of Representatives15 January 2025Source ↗

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