Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) applauded passage in the U.S. House of Representatives today of the appropriations bill that provides federal funding for critical local water projects in the Los Angeles area. The Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Act (HR 3183), which makes key investments nationwide in water infrastructure as well as energy and environmental programs, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 308 to 114. The final measure now heads to the U... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) welcomed local 7-Eleven franchisee Matt Mattu to our nation’s capital to lobby members of Congress about the rising cost of interchange fees – hidden fees assessed every time a customer uses a credit card. Of the 827 7-Eleven stores in the Southern California Division, Mr. Mattu’s stores had the most customers (more than 4,200) sign a petition to raise awareness about the fees. Pictured in the photo from left to right: Bill Bindal; Mrs. Bindal; Congres... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with representatives of the Salvadoran-American Leadership Summit, including Los Angeles members, to discuss their shared concerns about the need for comprehensive immigration reform. The delegation included the executive director of El Rescate, a non-profit organization located in the Pico Union area of the 34th District which serves immigrant families. Founded in 1981, El Rescate (translated “The Rescue” in English) was the first organization f... Read more

At an event in recognition of Bienestar’s 20th Anniversary, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) presented Bienestar with a Certificate of Congressional Recognition for providing critical HIV/AIDS services in the Latino community and thanked the organization for honoring her with its 2009 Special Recognition Award. Bienestar’s award to the congresswoman was in “recognition of her contributions to both the HIV/AIDS and Latino communities by providing advocacy and leadership to enhance the ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA- 32) were honored for their leadership to the community at the Chinatown Service Center’s 38th Anniversary “Turning the Curve to Community Economic Recovery” Dinner. Before an audience of more than 450 attendees, Congresswoman Roybal-Allard praised her fellow honorees and expressed her deep appreciation to the Chinatown Service Center for honoring her and for its work. “Throughout my 23 years of public service, it is with... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined national leaders and the renowned nonprofit oral history project StoryCorps today for the launch of Historias, a new initiative to record and preserve the experiences of Latinos throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Historias, which means ‘story’ in Spanish, will capture and celebrate the diversity of Latinos and their culture. The interviews are informal conversations between family members or close friends who share ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with California bishops from the Evangelical Lutheran Church to discuss congressional support for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Pictured in the photo from left to right: Bishop Murray Finck, Pacifica Synod, ELCA; Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34); Bishop Dean Nelson, Southwest California Synod, ELCA; and Dennis Frado, Director, Lutheran Office for World Community, ELCA. Read more

Faye Washington, CEO of YWCA of Greater Los Angeles (on left), and Jacquelyn Honoré, the organization’s Deputy Center Director of Career Development (on right), present Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) (center) with a Job Corps Champion Award at a Capitol Hill event celebrating the national program’s 45th anniversary. During the presentation, Faye Washington thanked Congresswoman Roybal-Allard for her longtime support for the development of the new Urban Job Corps Campus in the heart ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked local cancer advocates from her district for traveling to our nation's capital to garner support for a legislative agenda to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer. During the meeting, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network advocates emphasized the need for health care reform that includes universal coverage, out-of-pocket spending limits to protect families from catastrophic financial loses, an emphasis on prevent... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) made the following statement about passage of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (HR 3548) in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday September 22 by a vote of 331 to 83. The measure now awaits passage in the U.S. Senate. “Over 300,000 jobless workers are expected to run out of unemployment compensation by the end of September, including nearly 69,000 in California alone. With unemployment rates in California and Los Angeles County among the... Read more