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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.
May is the month when people come together across the country to acknowledge the half million young people in the Nation's child welfare system. This is National Foster Youth Month. The child welfare system is designed to protect children…
I have no more speakers. I propose to close. Mr. Speaker, this crisis can be stopped in its tracks. There is no need for millions to die. The world needs to step up as it did in the Ebola crisis. The U.S. needs to continue to lead. Our…
I thank the gentleman, Mr. Veasey, and also Mrs. Demings for their leadership in this hour. I know that our theme is ``What Do We Have to Lose''? That is something that the President, during his campaign, asked the African- American…
Since January I have received hundreds of messages from constituents who are panicked that they will lose healthcare coverage with the Republican plan, where people will pay more for less. Although the talking points of the Republican plan…
Last month, the U.N. declared a famine in parts of South Sudan. As I rise today, more than 100,000 men, women, and children there are facing immediate starvation. Arguably, this was an avoidable crisis. Internal conflicts have worsened the…
I thank the gentleman for his leadership tonight, and also Representative Plaskett. Let me share with you, especially Representative Plaskett, that on my first day here 7 years ago, one of the first things that happened was a motion on the…
On our codel, our visit to Senegal included a meeting with the CEO of Wari, an 8-year-old company providing an innovative platform offering convenient service and an aggregation of products and services of various partners. Wari has over…
We must work to break the foster-care-to- child-sex-trafficking-victim pipeline by continuing to fund additional programs, like the National Human Trafficking Hotline, to help identify victims and provide them with the resources that they…
Let me thank my colleagues--Mr. Smith, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Engel--for their leadership on this resolution. I rise in support of H. Res. 780, urging respect for the constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in its democratic…
As Mr. McDermott leaves, I will take his comments as my marching orders for what I am supposed to do in the next session, so I thank him very much. I would urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2845. I yield back the balance of my time.
As I mentioned before, I have had the honor of serving with Mr. McDermott for the last 6 years, knowing that he was a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa. He was the one that led the effort around conflict minerals, something many people were…
I have to say that Mr. Rangel is one of the lions in this House. I have had the honor of serving with him for the last 6 years. He knows I am upset with him because he is choosing to retire. When I came here and really wanted to work on…
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