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White House Officials Work to Sell the Debt-Ceiling Bill

White House officials have had the unenviable task of spending their day defending the deal that President Obama negotiatiated with congressional Republicans to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default by the Aug. 2 deadline.

Many Californians in Congress undecided on debt ceiling vote

The U.S. House of Representatives expects to vote tonight on a measure that would raise the debt ceiling and cut more than $2 trillion from federal spending over the next decade. California’s delegation contains plenty of undecideds.

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass Visits Wounded Warriors

U.S. Rep Karen Bass, PA, (D-Calif.), visits with an unidentified injured PA at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany.

With Royal Visit, Celeb Shooters Under Scrutiny

The sponsor of the driving bill, Congresswoman Karen Bass, D-Calif., pushed for the stiffer penalties while in the state assembly, in part because of hearing stories from Jennifer Aniston about being hounded.

Nancy Pelosi & Colleagues Tweet Support for Saudi Women2Drive Campaign

A number of female U.S. House of Representatives members have expressed their support for the women who drove their cars on the streets of Saudi Arabia Friday, in an effort to defy the country’s ban on female drivers.

Fostering change

Marjorie Delgadillo recently arrived in Bass’s office as a CCAI intern. Delgadillo, 27, was taken out of her home at age 13 because of an abusive stepfather. But she found foster parents — whom she calls her “forever family” — and with her foster mother’s help, she started Moving On Up, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping emancipated foster care youth.

Senator Mary Landrieu, Representative Karen Bass lead foster care mentoring initiative

With the United States Capitol as a backdrop, Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, and freshman Representative Karen Bass, Democrat of California, last Thursday held a joint press conference highlighting the Foster Care Mentoring Act.

Sen. Mary Landrieu, Rep. Karen Bass propose a measure to help foster children find mentors

Rep. Bass Introduces Congressional Resolution Recognizing May as National Foster Care Month

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass introduced her first bill in Congress recognizing May as National Foster Care Month, continuing the efforts initiated by the former Assembly Speaker in Sacramento in support of foster care initiatives.

Bass defends reproductive rights

Rep. Karen Bass spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week in opposition to H.R. 3, a bill she described as “anti-woman and anti-choice that places unprecedented restrictions on women’s access to health care.”