Press Releases
Jan 6, 2012
Rep. Karen Bass Statement on December Job Growth
Issues: Jobs & Economy
Today, U.S. Representative Karen Bass (D-Calif.) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s release of the December jobs numbers, stating that the economy added 200,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent.
Jan 5, 2012
Rep. Bass and Democratic Colleagues Committed to Strengthening Economy
Issues: Jobs & Economy
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass announced that she, with many of her Democratic colleagues, returned to Washington where House Republicans were nowhere to be found.
Dec 23, 2011
Rep. Karen Bass Statement on Extension of Payroll Tax Cuts and Unemployment Benefits
Issues: Jobs & Economy
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the congressional votes to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits.
Dec 20, 2011
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass Statement on the House Republican’s Failure to Bring Bipartisan Senate Bill to Extend Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Benefits to Floor for Vote
Issues: Jobs & Economy
Today, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass issued the following statement after the House Republicans announced their refusal to vote on the Senate’s bipartisan Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011.
Dec 14, 2011
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass Statement on the End of the War in Iraq
Issues: Veterans
Today, U.S. Representative Karen Bass (D-Calif.) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to commemorate the end of the war in Iraq.
Dec 13, 2011
Karen Bass Calls on House to Hold Hearings on Child Abuse Following Senate Hearings on Topic
Issues: Family, Foster Care
Today, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to a hearing today convened by Senator Barbara Mikulski, Chair of the Senate’s Health and Education panel’s Subcommittee Chair on Children and Families.
Nov 30, 2011
Rep. Karen Bass to Recognize World AIDS Day with 24 Hour Tweet-Blast
Every hour throughout the day, Bass will tweet useful facts about HIV and AIDS, and communicate ways people can become involved in the fight to end HIV and AIDS in their communities.
Nov 29, 2011
Rep. Karen Bass Addresses White House, Child Welfare Advocates on Ways to Support Adoption
Issues: Family, Adoption, Foster Care
In observance of National Adoption Month, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) spoke at a national briefing sponsored by the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, which highlighted new efforts for foster care and international adoptions.
Nov 29, 2011
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass Statement on Child Abuse Allegations Against Former Syracuse University Coach Bernie Fine
Issues: Family, Adoption, Foster Care
In light of the recent child sexual abuse allegations against former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) issued the following statement regarding the Speak Out to Stop Child Abuse Act.
Nov 21, 2011
Rep. Karen Bass Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Address Reporting Gaps in Child Sexual Abuse Laws
Issues: Family, Adoption, Foster Care
Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) introduced the Speak Out to Stop Child Abuse Act (H.R. 3486), a bipartisan bill that requires all adults over the age of 18 to report sexual abuse against a child to law enforcement officials or state child protective service agencies.
