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Karen Bass

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Karen Bass is an American politician currently serving as the Mayor of Los Angeles, a position she has held since December 2022. She is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served as the U.S. Representative for California's 37th congressional district from January 2011 to December 2022. Bass has focused on issues such as public safety, accessibility, and community engagement throughout her political career.

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Jun 10, 2025

I talked to the chief an hour ago. No, we’re not notified of anything.

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Jun 10, 2025

These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city.

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Jun 10, 2025

An absolutely shameful use of taxpayer dollars that could be used to actually HELP people.

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Jun 10, 2025

The White House instigated this by having ICE raids in our city.

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Jun 10, 2025

I was notified when the raids were happening.

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Sep 19, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 7240, the READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. This bipartisan bill, I authored with Africa Subcommittee Ranking Member Chris Smith, is a straightforward reauthorization of the Reinforcing…

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Jul 26, 2022

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6552) to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as…

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Jul 26, 2022

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 6552, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

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Jul 26, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. Madam Speaker, H.R. 6552, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act, as amended, should be supported by every Member…

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Jul 26, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6552, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022. I thank the ranking member of our Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and…

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Jun 22, 2022

Today, I rise to talk about the nearly half a million young people in our Nation's child welfare system. Last month was National Foster Care Month, a time for our country to come together to acknowledge the half million people in our…

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