Top lawmakers invite South Korean president to address Congress


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Congressional leaders on Thursday invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to address a joint meeting of Congress on April 27. In a press release, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., announced that they had invited Yoon "in honor of the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea." "The relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea is one of great importance and significance," the congressional leaders wrote in the invitation. "Your...