Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Arthur T. Leahy, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new chief executive. He replaced Metro CEO Roger Snoble, who retired in April after 45 years as a transportation official, including eight years at Metro’s helm. During the meeting, they discussed transportation issues of importance to Los Angeles County, including improving transit service, issues surrounding the high speed rail proposal and the opening of the E... Read more

(Please click here to read the full text of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s remarks) Members of the Congressional TriCaucus – comprised of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus – held a news conference today to introduce The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 which outlines their priorities for healthcare reform—particularly the need to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities that exist under the curr... Read more

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released a new public opinion survey today which finds that Americans rank prevention as the most important health care reform priority, and overwhelmingly support increasing funding for prevention programs to reduce disease and keep people healthy. In the poll, conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies, 70 percent of Americans ranked investing in prevention between an eight and 10 ... Read more

Click here to read the full text of Congresswoman Roybal-Allard’s Remarks At the same time Go For Broke National Education Center paid homage to its history on June 6, 2009, it unveiled the concept design for its next milestone, a new headquarters with a black-granite Legacy Wall that will stand beside its landmark Go For Broke Monument. Founded by veterans of the legendary 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service and other heroic units, the Go For Br... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with representatives from immigrant rights groups to discuss her bill to reform the immigrant detention system—H.R. 1215, The Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act. Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with representatives of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation to discuss the importance of early childhood education and child care subsidy programs. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Montebello in Los Angeles County, the non-profit, community-based organization is the largest Latino-oriented, family services organization in the United States serving 100,000 Californians in seven counties. The foundation offers 20 different free or low-c... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Colombian Ambassador Carolina Barco Isakson to discuss ways to improve relations between the United States and Colombia. Read more

On behalf of the Friends of Boyle Heights and the Boyle Heights Technology Youth Center, Ozzie Lopez (pictured),the center’s executive director, presented Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard with the center’s Bridge Award for her work on behalf of the center and area youth. During the ceremony at the center, the congresswoman – who sits in the Appropriations Committee and secured $100,000 in federal funds for the facility – praised the center’s emphasis on education and computer skills in prepar... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined members of the Rio Hondo Rotary Club of Bell Gardens-Commerce at a luncheon at Steven's Steak House. During the congresswoman’s remarks, she updated the members on what Congress is doing to help small businesses and bolster the local economy. She explained that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which she supported, includes important measures to help struggling small businesses. The legislation contains a package of loan fee reductions... Read more

The Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its Justice Award at the organization’s 16th Annual Awards Dinner at Cicada Restaurant in Downtown, Los Angeles. The congresswoman received the award for her work in Congress to strengthen and empower families, including her efforts to pass legislation to help survivors of domestic violence and reform our nation’s broken immigration system. Since 1973, the LA Center for Law and Justice has provide... Read more