Press Releases
March 18, 2013
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Congresswoman and former Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and California Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell (D-Calif.) held a press conference call highlighting the success of the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare” for California residents and discuss next steps in the law’s implementation as the 3rd Anniversary of President Obama’s signing of this historic law nears this week.
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March 12, 2013
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Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the release of the Republican budget.
March 11, 2013
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Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) issued the following statement regarding the Republican proposal for a Continuing Resolution to fund the government for the remainder of the 2013 Fiscal Year
March 3, 2013
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Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa released the following statement on the eve of Kenya's presidential, parliamentary and local elections.
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February 28, 2013
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Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) released the following statement after House passage of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
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February 22, 2013
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Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif) and Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, along with 13 other Members of the Caucus, sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging the department to refine proposed regulations to ensure that all eligible foster youth have the same healthcare access as young adults who are eligible to receive health coverage to age 26 under their parents’ health insurance plans.
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February 14, 2013
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Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations released the following statement after participating in a full committee hearing focused on the ongoing conflict in Mali.
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February 12, 2013
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Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) issued the following statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address.
February 7, 2013
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Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth released the following statement after the release of an extensive report to Congress from the Crow Creek Sioux Nation and seven other tribes accusing South Dakota of systematically violating the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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February 6, 2013
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Today, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif) issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the Postal Service’s announcement that it will end Saturday delivery:
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