Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) visited with more than 160 residents at the annual holiday party at the Barbara Riley Community Senior Center. During the congresswoman’s remarks, she provided the seniors with an overview of her constituent casework services available through her Downtown district office by calling (213) 628-9230. The congresswoman also reminded constituents about important deadlines for the Medicare program and the upcoming Digital Television Transition. Regarding th... Read more

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the naming of Louis Caldera to head the Military Office of the Obama White House. In this role, Mr. Caldera will serve as the primary advisor to the White House for all military support, including Department of Defense assets. “I am pleased that a dear friend and former colleague, Louis Caldera, has been named for such an important position in the Obama White House,” said Congressman Joe Baca, Chair of the CHC. “He has served the people of Califo... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D, CA-34) and Beth Dennis Zachary, FACHE, President and CEO, White Memorial Medical Center Diabetes: The Public Health Crisis of This Century Please click here to read this op-ed in Spanish At age 33, Rosalba looked forward to the joy and happiness a second child would bring to her home. During a routine prenatal care visit, Rosalba found out that she had gestational diabetes, putting her hopes of a healthy pregnancy at risk. Her doctor immediately referred h... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) praised the ACLU’s long and proud history of defending and protecting the civil liberties and civil rights of our nation’s families at a gathering of its board members and supporters at the home of Stanley and Elyse Grinstein. During the discussion, the congresswoman provided an overview of the many important issues that she and other lawmakers have championed along with the ACLU. The topics included congressional efforts to protect against warrantless... Read more

Congresswoman Lucile Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alarcón and Beatriz Stotzer, Chairwoman of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, to discuss the formula used to calculate the Federal Poverty Guidelines. The councilmember is the Chair of the City Council's Ad Hoc Committee on Ending Poverty in Los Angeles. The councilmember and the commissioner said the current guidelines, created in the 1960s, are widely regarded... Read more

The Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-California, 34th Congressional District James T. Christy, Regional Director, Los Angeles Regional Office, U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Census: Making Sure Everyone Counts Please click here to read this op-ed in Spanish Every 10 years, the United States is required by the U.S. Constitution to carry out a census – a concerted attempt to count everyone living in our country. When the first census was conducted more than 218 years ago, U.S. marshals on horseback cou... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulated Downey civic leaders and residents on the completion of its newly constructed state-of-the-art Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center. The center is scheduled to be open to the public on January 31, 2009. Located on a 13-acre parcel of the former NASA Downey site, the 20,000-square-foot facility honors the memory of the Columbia Space Shuttle astronauts who died in service to their country on February 1, 2003. The center is also ... Read more

Representatives of the Go For Broke National Education Center thanked Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) for her efforts in Congress, along with Rep. Adam Schiff, to secure $4 million in federal funds to build the Go For Broke National Education Center in the Little Tokyo area of Downtown Los Angeles. The new building will be headquarters for the Go For Broke National Education Center and stand adjacent to the Go For Broke Monument that the organization unveiled in 1999. “I am proud to ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) presented a Certificate of Congressional Recognition to the Downey Association of Realtors’ outgoing president Nubia Aguirre at the association’s 62nd Annual Installation & Award Ceremony. Held at the Amada Plaza in Buena Park, Rep. Roybal-Allard congratulated Ms. Aguirre on her accomplishments and thanked her for her leadership during 2008. More than 100 association members and well-wishers attended the event, which also marked the swearing in of the ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) served as the induction officer for the 2008-2010 Board of Directors of United Filipino American World War II Veterans Association, Inc. at Angelus Plaza. After thanking the outgoing board and congratulating the incoming board members, the congresswoman gave an update on federal legislation pending before Congress to assist Filipino WWII veterans. As a special guest, Philippine Consul General Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon (shown in the red skirt) was also... Read more