Subcommittee on Africa

Congressmember Karen Bass Named YouthBuild Champion

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 14, 2021

YouthBuild Champions are congressional leaders who advocate for funding and policies that benefit opportunity youth and their communities. Every year, these elected officials author and lead the signing campaigns of Dear Colleague letters that signal Congress’s strong bipartisan, bicameral support for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) YouthBuild program.

Opinion

The Case for Karen Bass

Rachel Brashier President, Black Women's Democratic ClubDecember 10, 2020

Congresswoman Karen Bass is what American leadership should look like – a changemaker, a bridge-builder, an effective legislator — Bass comes to this moment as chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, with nine years experience representing the people of the 33rd and currently the 37th Congressional District in addition to decades of community organizing.