Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard greeted about 200 senior citizens at Angelus Plaza’s holiday party, where she distributed calendars and reminded them about the December 31 deadline for re-enrollment in Medicare Part D. With approximately 1,300 residents, Angelus Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles is the largest senior activity and housing center in the 34th Congressional District. Many of the senior citizen participants of Angelus Plaza’s activities are also residents of the plaza. The wide range... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) visits with a number of the 150 dinner guests at the Barbara J. Riley Community and Senior Center annual holiday dinner and dance. The congresswoman passed out calendars to seniors and reminded them to check their Medicare prescription drug plans before the December 31 deadline to re-enroll. The Barbara J. Riley Community and Senior Center offers a variety of classes, fitness programs, and activities for seniors who live in Downey, including movie show... Read more

Today Rep. Waxman, Sen. Kennedy, and Rep. Roybal-Allard introduced a package of bills that will help to ensure that adults have access to life-saving vaccines. These vaccines include the new vaccine against the virus that causes cervical cancer as well as vaccines against seasonal influenza, certain pneumonias, Hepatitis B, and shingles, among others. These bills will increase access to vaccines by creating a Vaccines for Uninsured Adults program, modeled on the very successful Vaccines for Chil... Read more

The holiday season is a time for celebration with family and friends. Unfortunately, it is also a time when school vacations and holiday parties make for a tragic mix for many young people who drink alcohol. According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 10.8 million Americans between the ages of 12-20 report current alcohol consumption. How did they get a hold of that alcohol? Research commissioned by The Century Council found that 65 percent of youth who drink say they get... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) praised today’s signing into law of the bipartisan Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act (12/12/07), citing the important accomplishment as a victory of the new Democratic Congress. Passed by Congress on November 14 by wide margins in both chambers, the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act (HR 1429) reauthorizes, expands and improves the program through FY 2012. The successful Head Start early education program provides vital child dev... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) tours the University of Southern California (USC) Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy located in Boyle Heights on the school’s Health Sciences Campus. Cheryl Resnik, assistant professor of clinical physical therapy, briefed the congresswoman about the Fit Families program. The community outreach effort consists of a free six-week program for local children and their parents about fitness, good nutrition and disease prevention. The congressw... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joined her colleagues in speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives during a Special Order in support of a resolution recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the Port of Los Angeles. House Resolution 822 passed the House on Dec. 5 by a vote of 410 to 0. A House Resolution is a nonlegislative measure that is effective only in the House and does not require approval by the Senate or the President. The full text of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard... Read more

The Southern California Leadership Network honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its Elected Leader of the Year Award along with four other distinguished community leaders at its December 4 annual Southern California Visionaries luncheon, the premier community leadership event in the region. “I sincerely thank the Southern California Leadership Network for this honor, and I commend this wonderful organization for its successful efforts to enhance the quality of life in our com... Read more

At a reunion celebration in Bell, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanks the men and women serving in a U.S. Army Reserve Unit based in Bell dedicated to providing emergency medical care to troops in the field. The 349th Combat Support Hospital unit is comprised of doctors, nurses, lab technicians, hospital administrators and other medical professionals who take care of the wounded during combat until they can be transferred to army hospitals throughout the world. During the event, t... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard speaks at a breakfast meeting hosted by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) at the Wilshire Grand Los Angeles hotel. During her remarks, the congresswoman praised the organization for its activism on Capitol Hill and thanked its members for supporting her successful effort to require employers to pay for personal protective equipment for their employees. Founded in 1889, the NALC is the national union of city delivery letter carriers employed by... Read more