Karen Bass

January is Human Trafficking Month, and I rise today to continue to be a voice for the countless victims of human trafficking in the United States. If we, as Members of Congress, want to truly address the sex trafficking epidemic, we must…

Thank you very much, Congresswoman Lee. I want to applaud your leadership and the leadership of Congressman Farr. We will miss him, as this is his last session in Congress. For years, you have worked to have normal relations between the…

When a situation like that where there is a life-threatening disease we don't expedite?

We need to first recognize what is actually going on, call it what it is.

Thousands of women live in fear every day and night.

The dangers that that kind of pause could bring.

In true fashion, the AGOA Enhancement Act is bipartisan.

I don't though, however, share your concerns about Cuba. And, in fact, I have been impressed with the way Cuba has responded to trafficking, especially sex trafficking.

I also have to say that I often cringe when comparisons are made with other countries to slavery that took place in the United States.

In light of the President's statement last week that we were deploying 50 Special Operation Forces to Syria, I wanted to know what you see as their mission.

I think it's really important that we focus, we call it correctly and that we focus on that.

I'd like to talk about the recent operation cross traffic, FBI's nationwide effort to crack down on child sex trafficking.

a child who is under the age of consent should never be considered a prostitute.

Let me join in thanking the chair and the ranking member for this hearing and also for your leadership on this issue.

Congresswoman Bass, you ask really important questions.

I had the opportunity to meet with President Nkurunziza and I voiced concerns around the stability in the region and feared the current situation.

I don't feel like we put enough pressure on the EU. They have a level of responsibility to this.

Last week I spoke in favor of H.R. 1891, the AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015. In the middle of tremendous controversy and tension over TPA, it was encouraging to have legislation that wasn't controversial, in fact, had…

I appreciate your support for U.S. funding to directly support the AU's effort to eliminate Boko Haram.

Over the past decade, numerous countries on the continent of Africa have consistently been cited by international financial institutions as the fastest growing economies in the world. Without question, I am pleased to have been part of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction account), insert the following: Sec. ____. None of the funds made…

As the economy continues to recover, 8.5 million Americans are still unemployed. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of local transportation agencies to spur job creation in their local communities is unnecessarily obstructed by restrictive…

I join my colleagues today in celebration of 63 foster youth and 63 bipartisan Members of Congress who are participating in the fourth annual Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Shadow Day experience. The goal of this event is to give…

the Rwandan Government has also faced accusations from many in the international community of being authoritarian and heavy-handed in its repression.

Our security assistance is primarily in terms of peacekeeping training and support for Rwandan peacekeeping.