Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard voted to support our troops and honor our veterans by funding critical veterans’ health services and the construction of key facilities for training and housing our military. “A strong commitment to our veterans is a hallmark of this Congress,” Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. “The Fiscal Year 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill builds on our record of historic funding to provide veterans with the benefits they earned t... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) voted to create new jobs and boost the economy by supporting small business innovation in research and technology. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 386 to 41 to pass the Small Business Research and Innovation Act (HR 2965), which is part of a long-term economic blueprint to spur job creation by encouraging America’s entrepreneurs to innovate toward breakthrough technological advancements. The legislation awaits passage in the U.S. Senate.... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) and other community leaders joined representatives of the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC) in launching its new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-Up careers Initiative at Hollenbeck Middle School. Made possible with a five-year contract awarded by the Department of Defense and administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, the initiative will bring STEM Career and College Pathways to ligh... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) welcomed U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to Los Angeles as he toured the soon-to-be-opened Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension. The tour, organized by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), began at Metro headquarters Downtown in her 34th Congressional District where the secretary was briefed on local goods movement and highway issues. Later they took a ride on the Gold Line Eastside... Read more

Today Representatives Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34), Xavier Becerra (CA-31), Rep. Grace Napolitano (CA-38) and Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-39) issued the following statement in response to calls from the Mexican American Political Association urging immigrants to boycott the 2010 Census: “As Members of Congress from California, we have been working for years to ensure that the Census 2010 provides a fair and equal count of all our communities. Without an accurate portrait of our state, we cannot... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard hosted a free Grants Workshop to provide local non-profit organizations and municipalities with the opportunity to meet and discuss upcoming funding opportunities and best practices with federal agencies. Held at the Energy Resource Center in Downey, California, state and foundation grantors were also on hand to provide their insight to the 129 participants. Workshop presenters included: U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department o... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates Sandy Sakamoto (shown on left), chairwoman of the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center’s Board of Directors, on the organization’s 29th anniversary. During the reception marking the occasion, the congresswoman presented the event’s honorees with Certificates of Congressional Recognition. The honorees for the evening were: Photographer Archie Miyatake; Classical Japanese Dance instructor Madam Kansuma Fujima; Tea Ceremony instruct... Read more

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) announced today that the 24-Member group has formally endorsed Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. In endorsing Judge Sotomayor, the Members of the CHC stressed her distinguished experience and qualifications as the basis for the endorsement. Judge Sotomayor brings more federal judicial experience than anyone nominated to the Supreme Court in the past 100 years, and more overall bench experience then anyone nomin... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanks advocates who visited our nation’s capital for their efforts to rally support for health care reform. The massive day of action, called "Health Care 09 - We Can’t Wait," was sponsored by Health Care for America Now (HCAN) – the largest health care campaign in the country. Thousands of supporters traveled from around the country to a large rally and eleven town hall meetings held throughout the day. At one of the town hall meetings, Congresswoman... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard welcomed 18-year-old Johnell Hipol of Bellflower to our nation’s capital to celebrate the opening of the Congressional Art Competition exhibit, "An Artistic Discovery." Johnell (shown third on left directly underneath her artwork hanging in the Capitol Building) won first place in the 16th Annual 34th Congressional District Student Art Competition chaired by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard. The Mayfair High School student’s marker and pen piece titled Viva... Read more