Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.)

Takano, Bass, Lieu, & Brownley Applaud Secretary McDonough’s Move to House Homeless Veterans in West LA

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 21, 2021

Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), and Subcommittee on Health Chairwoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) applauded Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough’s announcement that the West LA VA Medical Center will provide permanent housing for all of the veterans currently living in the San Vicente encampment before the county clears the sidewalk on November 1st.

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Joe Biden picks California Senator Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential running mate

Stacy Brown, NNPAAugust 11, 2020

Biden reportedly had called Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), former Ambassador Susan Rice, and three other candidates to inform them on Tuesday morning that they were not his pick. Harris had routinely been seen as the top pick, but her clashes with Biden during the Democratic debates appeared to give Biden pause.

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Congress Passes Historic Anti-Lynching Legislation

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentMarch 5, 2020

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) called lynchings racially-motivated acts of violence and terror that represent a dark and despicable chapter of our nation’s history. 
“They were acts against people who should have received justice but did not. With this bill, we can change that by explicitly criminalizing lynching under federal law,” noted Harris, who suspended her presidential campaign late last year. 

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Black Press Joins Congressional Black Caucus in Denouncing New Cuba Travel Ban

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentNovember 7, 2019

Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the chair of the CBC, said suspending flights from the United States to all destinations outside of Havana is yet another cruel and counterproductive policy put forth by the Trump administration.

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Members of Congress Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Assist with Transition in Child Welfare Funding

Sentinel News ServiceMay 16, 2019

This week, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, along with colleagues in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, introduced the “Family First Transition and Support Act of 2019,” which would provide resources and funding flexibility for state and tribal child welfare systems to implement the Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) — a landmark piece of legislation signed into law in 2018 designed to transform the way the federal government funds child welfare services.

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Protecting Our Community during National Foster Care Month

Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.)May 24, 2018

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, our community was under a full-fledged attack. Crack was in our streets, it was in our schools, it was in our parks, it was in our playgrounds, and for some, it was in our homes.

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Rep. Bass Hosts More Than 100 For Congressional Conversation In South Los Angeles

Sentinel News ServiceMay 10, 2018

Questions also focused on services for older residents, airplane noise, and the renovation of a local post office.