Press Releases
May 16, 2012
Statement on House Passage of Republican Version of Violence Against Women Act
Issues: Family
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) made the following statement after her vote against H.R. 4970, the Violence Against Women Act.
May 16, 2012
U.S. Reps. Karen Bass, Bobby Rush, African Embassies Commemorate 49th Africa Day
Issues: Foreign Policy
Today, in observance of the 49th anniversary of Africa Day, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) held a press conference in conjunction with several Ambassadors from African nations in honor of the African holiday which celebrates the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 following the coalescing of independent African countries with the purpose of moving the entire continent toward independence.
May 7, 2012
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass Announces 2012 Congressional Art Competition Winner
Issues: Local Issues
Today, Congressmember Karen Bass (D-Calif.) announced the winner from the 33rd Congressional District office’s 2012 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery”.
May 7, 2012
Statement Regarding the Future of the U.S. Export Import Bank
Issues: Foreign Policy
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, the lead Democrat on the House Sub-committee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights made the following statement on the news regarding the future of the U.S. Export Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank). The U.S. Ex-Im Bank provides credit assistance to U.S. companies seeking to export goods and services to foreign markets. Approximately 85 percent of Ex-Im transition benefits U.S. small businesses.
Apr 27, 2012
Statement in Recognition of the 20th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Civil Unrest
Issues: Local Issues
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) made the following statement in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles civil unrest, more commonly known as the L.A. riots. Bass was a cofounder of the social organization, Community Coalition, which began two years prior to the unrest and was instrumental in repurposing several problem liquor stores in the South Los Angeles area.
Apr 27, 2012
Statement in Response to the Guilty Verdict of Former Liberia President, Charles Taylor
Issues: Foreign Policy
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights made the following statement in response to the guilty verdict of former Liberia President, Charles Taylor, and the Subcommittee’s hearing on the conflicts in Sudan and South Sudan.
Apr 24, 2012
Statement on Escalating Violence in Sudan
Issues: Foreign Policy
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights, made the following statement after violence continued to escalate between South Sudan and Sudan.
Apr 17, 2012
Addresses Need to Bolster U.S. Trade in Africa
Issues: Foreign Policy
Today, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), the senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights and Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) convened a hearing to discuss a new bill, the “Increasing American Jobs through Greater Exports to Africa Act” which will work to increase exports to Africa by 200 percent within the next 10 years. Bass is a co-sponsor of the bill, which was authored by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Smith.
Apr 13, 2012
Fighting to Secure Federal Funding to Build Leimert Park Station on Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Line
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) made the following statement after initiating a letter signed by Los Angeles Congressional Members to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood which fights for federal funding from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program to build a Leimert Park Station on the Crenshaw/LAX light rail line.
Apr 12, 2012
Statement on Zimmerman Second Degree Murder Charge
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) made the following statement after George Zimmerman was charged with second degree murder for the death of slain Florida teenager, Trayvon Martin.
