The nation has made great strides in addressing many issues surrounding domestic violence since passage of The Violence Against Women Act of 1994. This legislation helped dispel the myth that living with domestic violence was a lifestyle choice of the victim. The landmark law directly impacted federal and state laws which today recognize domestic violence as a crime for which the abuser, not the victim, is responsible. Unfortunately, much more still needs to be done to help victims become surviv... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) welcomes Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito (pictured), the new Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to our nation’s capital. Dr. Puliafito, whose deanship began on November 1, is one of the world’s premier health management experts and a renowned Opthamology clinician and researcher. The dean met with the congresswoman to discuss his future vision for the medical school and ways in which the school can better serve the health care needs of the congresswom... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates a local teacher and two of his students from California Academy for Liberal Studies High School (CALS) in Downtown, Los Angeles, for their participation in a national youth summit on the global climate crisis. At the Power Shift 2007 conference from November 2-5 in Maryland, CALS science teacher Andrew Stephens (pictured right) and his two students, Jaclyn Lopez (second right) and Charles Ghiotto (on left), both of Cypress Park in Northea... Read more

U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) invites all interested high school students living in California’s 34th Congressional District to participate in “Artistic Discovery” – the 2008 Congressional Student Art Competition. “The congressional student art competition helps to build self esteem in young artists and provides the community with valuable insight into the life experiences, challenges, and joys of our talented high school students," said Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, who is the ... Read more

Service academy representatives met with area students and parents to discuss the academy’s admission requirements and application process at Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s annual service academy workshop at the Downey City Library. Following a highly competitive admissions process that includes a nomination from the congresswoman, academy students receive a free college education in return for serving at least five years in the military after graduation. Representatives from all five of ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked law enforcement officers and firefighters for their dedicated work to protect our neighborhoods at the Downtown Center Business Improvement District’s (DCBID) 8th Annual Public Safety Appreciation Barbeque at the Ernst & Young Plaza located at 7th and Figueroa streets. All law enforcement officers and firefighters in the Downtown area from all levels of government were treated to a free lunch courtesy of the DCBID, local restaurants and busines... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates Catherine Soto, a ninth-grade student at Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School in Boyle Heights, for her participation as a national finalist in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge. After winning the state science fair last year while a student at the Hollenbeck Middle School Math, Science, Technology Magnet in Boyle Heights, Catherine was invited to enter the Discovery Channel competition which included an all-expense pa... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) greets Dalia Arreola and Anthony Hurtado, both of Huntington Park, during their first visit to our nation’s capital as participants in the People to People World Leadership Forum. Dalia is a 7th grade student at Henry T. Gage Middle School in Huntington Park. Anthony is a 6th grade student at the John Burroughs Middle School in Los Angeles. The program’s participants were nominated by teachers based on academic achievement, interest in government and i... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) presents Don Crowell (on left) and Andrew Crowell with a Congressional Record Tribute in recognition of the 75th Anniversary of Crowell, Weedon & Co., the largest independent investment firm in the Western United States based in Downtown in the 34th District on S. Grand Avenue. The company also operates 10 other offices throughout Southern California. Andrew and Don Crowell are two of the firm’s seventy-two managing partners. The firm was started by th... Read more

The March of Dimes presented Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with the foundation’s national 2007 Public Affairs Leadership Award for her sponsorship of legislation to improve the health of mothers, infants, and children. The foundation cited the congresswoman’s Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 (HR 1634), which would establish national newborn screening guidelines intended to make comprehensive newborn screening widely available throughout the country. The bill provides feder... Read more