Karen Bass

I think the social contract is broken. I think there are very serious issues going on everywhere due some to technology and globalization.

I have a concern about a policy that returns people to Mexico in circumstances where the conditions in northern Mexico are very dangerous...

I just kind of hope when we move forward in this committee that, we acknowledge the differences, but sometimes I do not think the graphic descriptions are necessary for the point to be made.

What I worry about is is that when we have policies that try to govern what women do with their bodies, it really only applies to poor women...

Organizations like Courtney's House are working to improve the outcomes for sex trafficking survivors. Tina Frundt, the director of Courtney's House right here in D.C., asserts that African American and Latino communities are not immune to…

We should do everything we can to protect our veterans who have given so much of themselves to our Nation. Our veterans have laid their lives on the line. We owe them much, and we should repay our gratitude whenever we can. Certainly…

We don't currently have a Federal bill which addresses the problem of gun trafficking.

It is not as though the communities are irresponsible and don't want to do anything.

One of the things that the Federal Government could do would be to properly fund ATF.

I need to do something, and I want to help.

I think that is called voter suppression.

Nigeria's election commission received generally positive reviews of its administration of the 2015 elections.

these elections are highly anticipated and also expected to be highly contested.

I am very interested in knowing how we are holding them accountable.

I want to know what your reaction is to a major security partner using the words of our Commander in Chief to endorse violence against unarmed civilians.

the U.S.-Nigeria relationship is one of the most important in Africa, given Nigeria's size and political and economic role in the region.

So you are describing--will you respond to the hate speech?

The civil societies were very disappointed in that.

are we doing anything to help facilitate opportunities for American business?

And so we denounce it? We make a---- statement denouncing it?

your presence here is important because it does send a message that the United States remains committed to engaging across the African continent.

Maybe there is something that we could learn from our countries on hate speech.

My question and concern is, when you are out there around the world and when comments or tweets or whatever are made in the United States, then how does that impact you trying to do your work or our Embassies trying to do their work…

I always use this committee and I especially talk about your leadership, as over these years you have always led this committee in a bipartisan way and you will be missed.

This legislation is extremely important for addressing conditions in the DRC, but it is also important for sending a message to the world that the United States has not retreated from its commitment to protect human rights and advance…