Karen Bass actually said...

"That seems like a ridiculously long time to wait, considering the elections were supposed to be held long ago."

"I think Ambassador Haley made it very clear in yesterday's briefing that there are an abundance of sanctions..."

"A negotiated transition likely could be achieved if President Kabila were convinced that neither he nor his family would be prosecuted for human rights violations or corruption."

"The status quo, as detailed earlier, is already leading to growing violence, and will not lead to a peaceable solution the longer that transition is delayed."