Bass refuses to testify on Los Angeles homelessness before Congress

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declined to testify before congress next week regarding the city’s homelessness crisis and efforts to resolve it. Her legal counsel, David Michaelson, rejected an invitation from House oversight committee member Rep. Tim Burchett to appear on Capitol Hill on September 15, citing unavailability. The proclamation was made through a September 4 letter. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declined to testify before Congress next week regarding the city’s homelessness crisis and efforts to address it. Her legal counsel, David Michaelson, cited unavailability in a September 4 letter in response to an invitation from House Oversight Committee member Rep. Tim Burchett to appear on Capitol Hill on September 15.


Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declined to testify before Congress next week about the city’s homelessness rate and her government’s actions to address the issue.

In a Sept. 4 letter, Bass’s legal counsel David Michaelson rejected an invitation from Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), in his capacity as a member of the House oversight committee, to testify on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15. Michaelson said the Democratic mayor “is not available on that date.”

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