{"id":2656174,"date":"2026-09-08T18:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-committee-calls-out-la-mayor-karen-bass-after-she-dodges-testifying-at-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:11:45","slug":"house-oversight-committee-calls-out-la-mayor-karen-bass-after-she-dodges-testifying-at-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-committee-calls-out-la-mayor-karen-bass-after-she-dodges-testifying-at-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"House Oversight Committee Calls Out LA Mayor Karen Bass After She Dodges Testifying at Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-oversight-committee-calls-out-la-mayor-karen-bass-after-she-dodges-testifying-at-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2656174&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the U.S. House Oversight Committee&#8217;s efforts to obtain testimony from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass regarding federal funding allocated to address homelessness. Despite receiving over $1 billion since 2021 through the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA), which is not directly controlled by the city, Mayor Bass declined to testify, citing her limited authority over LAHSA\u2019s operations and budget. Her office plans to provide relevant records later, emphasizing their commitment to responsible use of funds and highlighting their efforts with programs like Inside Safe. Critics and media reports debate the effectiveness of her homelessness initiatives, pointing to issues such as high recidivism among program participants and minor increases in homelessness counts. Bass and her supporters claim that homelessness has decreased under her leadership, while others attribute ongoing challenges to policy and management issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The GOP-led House Oversight Committee is seeking testimony from Los Angeles\u2019 Democratic Mayor Karen Bass related to federal funding for the homeless and called her out on social media after she brushed them off<\/p>\n<p>The committee said the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority has received over $1 billion since 2021, and federal lawmakers want to know how it was spent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Karen Bass is apparently \u2018not available\u2019 to testify before Congress about Los Angeles\u2019 homelessness funding on Sept. 15,\u201d the Tuesday X post read. \u201cLAHSA has received over $1 BILLION in federal funds since 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The committee added, \u201cSurely Mayor Bass can find some time to answer questions about where the money went.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mayor Karen Bass is apparently \u201cnot available\u201d to testify before Congress about Los Angeles\u2019 homelessness funding on Sept. 15.<\/p>\n<p>LAHSA has received over $1 BILLION in federal funds since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Surely Mayor Bass can find some time to answer questions about where the money went. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MNdEbKFPLN\">https:\/\/t.co\/MNdEbKFPLN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOPoversight\/status\/2097320772960182456?\">September 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2097325336203575613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> a letter on X from Bass\u2019 counsel David Michaelson, outlining her reasons for not attending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNEW: Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass\u2019 office informs the House Oversight Committee she is unavailable to testify at their hearing next Tuesday re: the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) allocation of federal funds to NGO\u2019s and non-profits in the LA area,\u201d his post read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the letter, Bass\u2019 office distances themselves from LAHSA, pointing out it is not a city of Los Angeles government entity, and Bass doesn\u2019t control its budget or operations, though, she is one of the ten members of the LAHSA commission, which includes four other members appointed by Mayor Bass.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass\u2019 office informs the House Oversight Committee she is unavailable to testify at their hearing next Tuesday re: the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) allocation of federal funds to NGO\u2019s and non-profits in the LA area. In the letter,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/acLKdAt26K\">pic.twitter.com\/acLKdAt26K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2097325336203575613?\">September 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Melugin included a quote from a House Oversight Committee spokesperson who said, \u201cIt\u2019s a shame Mayor Bass is afraid to come testify about her policies that have increased homelessness in Los Angeles and enabled a culture of corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter said that Bass\u2019 office would \u201cdo our best to provide records as soon as possible\u201d to the committee, but that it will \u201ctake some time considering the breadth of the requested records [cover] a period of more than six years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michaelson also wrote that the mayor\u2019s office has reached out to \u201csubcommittee staff to discuss the issue\u201d of availability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFederal funds must be spent appropriately and responsibly,\u201d the letter continued. \u201cAnd the mayor has prioritized effective homeless services including her signature interim housing program, Inside Safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michaelson also hit back against claims that homelessness has gotten worse under Bass\u2019 leadership, claiming that there has been an \u201c11 percent decrease in street homelessness since she took office\u201d and that her policy of not giving out drug needles has made a major impact.<\/p>\n<p>Various media reports conflict with these points, with Bass getting much of the blame for the city\u2019s homelessness crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Even her hometown newspaper, The Los Angeles Times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-04-05\/under-la-mayors-300-million-homeless-program-40-have-returned-to-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on \u201cInside Safe\u201d in April and wrote that Bass\u2019 $300 million program resulted in 40 percent of homeless participants returning to the streets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos Angeles has spent more than $300 million on Inside Safe since Bass launched the program in December 2022, clearing scores of homeless encampments and moving about 5,800 people into interim housing \u2014 mostly hotels and motels,\u201d the article read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal was to get each of those people into permanent housing, typically taxpayer-funded apartments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut even as the mayor\u2019s initiative brings more people indoors, a growing number are winding up back on the street,\u201d the story continued.\u00a0\u201cThe longer the program exists, the greater the  of participants who have returned to \u2018unsheltered\u2019 homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Times also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-08-11\/accounting-glitch-caused-nearly-half-of-l-a-s-increase-in-homeless-count\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> last month that there was an increase of nearly 1.9 percent in the homelessness count since the previous survey.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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