La congresista Karen Bass

Karen Bass was re-elected to her second term representing the newly drawn 37th Congressional District in November 2012. Representative Bass serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where she is Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa as well as the House Judiciary Committee. Fue seleccionada por el líder demócrata Nancy Pelosi para formar parte del prestigioso Directivo y Comité de Política, que establece la dirección política del Caucus Demócrata. Representative Bass is also playing a leadership role in the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), donde se desempeña como látigo para el Congreso número 113.

A lo largo de su carrera, Representative Bass has maintained a focus on our nation’s foster care system. In her first term, she created the bipartisan Congressional Foster Youth Caucus along with co-chair U.S. Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), which aims to transform the foster care system in America.

Prior to serving in Congress, Representative Bass made history as the first African American woman to serve as Speaker of the California Assembly. In this powerful state legislative role, she helped California to recover from the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression.

This morning Congresswoman Bass spoke with us about the Promise Zones initiative and the inflexibility of the community qualifications that prevent the areas with African American and Black populations from benefiting from the initiative. You can contact PromisedZones@Hud.gov and make your voice heard on this issue. For more information the Promise Zone initiative, por favor visite Hud.Gov.

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