Washington, Sept. 18 -- Congressman Tim Burchett issued the following press release:
As a result of the DOGE hearing, "Fixing Fraud and Failure in Federally Funded Homelessness Services," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has resigned from the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA) Commission, and the Department of Justice has charged multiple individuals associated with organizations that contracted with LAHSA.
This hearing highlighted serious concerns about fraud, mismanagement, and accountability within Los Angeles' homelessness system. More than $1 billion in federal taxpayer dollars have been distributed to LAHSA, yet it is largely unaccounted for. What was found was free drug paraphernalia being widely distributed.
LAHSA has n...