Karen Bass will be held accountable for fire – Latest News
Another day, one other refusal by Karen Bass to cooperate with a congressional investigation.
On Monday, Bass refused to testify earlier than the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) about waste, fraud, and abuse within the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).
And on Tuesday, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who’s investigating the Palisades Fire with Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, blasted Bass for failing at hand over related paperwork concerning the fire.
Another day, one other refusal by Karen Bass to cooperate with a congressional investigation. Ringo Chiu
And on Tuesday, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who’s investigating the Palisades Fire with Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, blasted Bass for failing at hand over related paperwork concerning the fire. AP
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Bass claimed that she had a scheduling battle with the DOGE committee’s listening to.
But that excuse gained’t fly with Scott and Johnson, who simply need public paperwork.
In October, the 2 Republican senators requested “records and all information related to the city’s wildfire preparedness and response to the January 2025 Pacific Palisades fire.”
They needed to research the evident incompetence of town, county and state governments, and their contributions to the costliest natural catastrophe in American historical past.
That incompetence is related, particularly as Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom have been asking the federal authorities for more funding, for rebuilding and for fire suppression.
American taxpayers should know that we aren’t throwing good money after unhealthy — that California, and LA, have fixed their issues.
Bass claimed that she had a scheduling battle with the DOGE committee’s listening to. REUTERS
But Bass is refusing to play alongside.
She might have no alternative within the matter. Johnson is the chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI).
What meaning is that he has the facility subpoena paperwork and testimony.
So the best that Bass can do is delay, maybe even power a court docket battle over the paperwork. But she will should comply ultimately.
She might hope Republicans lose control of the Senate in November, and that the Democrats who take over will be keen to protect her.
Or she merely might hope to tug out the battle long enough to outlive her own re-election bid.
After all, her rival, Nithya Raman, arguably shares accountability for issues like homelessness. But there may be no one left guilty for town’s poor response to the Palisades Fire besides the mayor herself.
Bass despatched the fire chief packing. Yet the fire division might solely accomplish that a lot with a skinny finances.
Ultimately, Bass will be held accountable. If not by the voters, then by Congress. And if not by Congress, then by the courts. And if not by the courts, then by historical past.
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