U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett., R-Tenn., is delivering some questions to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
Not that she cares, as she’s formally refusing to answer questions from Congress.
But involved in the developing Bass scandal is an estimated $1 billion in federal money that was supposed to help fight homelessness.
Reports confirm the House DOGE subcommittee is investigating and has questions for Bass and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
Rep. Tim Burchett is demanding answers from LA Mayor Karen Bass over an alleged $1 billion homelessness funding scandal.
The House DOGE subcommittee is investigating alleged waste, fraud and abuse involving federal funds routed through the Los Angeles Homeless Services… pic.twitter.com/KxCB46ICFa
— Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) September 4, 2026
TN Rep @TimBurchett just opened the books on Karen Bass.
House DOGE is digging into how Los Angeles ran about $1 BILLION through LAHSA… and how much of that money never hit the sidewalks it was supposed to help. Nonprofits got paid. Intended purpose? Missing in action.
Bass is… pic.twitter.com/mSeyUVe2Zv
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) September 4, 2026
The New York Post says Bass is giving “the middle finger,” indicating “she won’t testify before a powerful House panel over alleged ‘waste, fraud and abuse’” in her city’s programs.
According to the Gateway Pundit, “The California Post obtained a copy of a letter the mayor’s team sent to the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency shooting down its efforts to grill her in Washington, DC, over money given to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).”
The mayor’s lawyer, David Michaelson, said “unfortunately the mayor is not available on that date,” Sept. 15, in reference to the DOGE panel’s requested appearance.
The report said it wasn’t clear why Bass was “not available,” and her representatives didn’t provide a reason.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton told The Post, “There’s no question that taxpayers need to understand where their money has been going, and why it is that after so many billions spent on homelessness, at the state level and in Los Angeles, the problem just seems to get worse and worse.”
Burchett said excuses won’t work.
