Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) gave his first official speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday. “This is my maiden speech and one day I will stand here again to give my farewell speech, and the duration between these two speeches will, I hope, not be measured in years but instead by the problems I sought to tackle and solve.” Senator Kim is the first Korean American to hold office in the Senate and the first Asian American U.S. senator elected from New Jersey. He was elected in 2024 after defeating Republic