Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joins LAUSD School Board Member Monica Garcia (shown center), Councilman José Huizar and community residents at the groundbreaking ceremony for the East LA Area New High School #1 at Plaza Del Sol at the corner of First Street and Mission Road in Boyle Heights. Scheduled to open in the Fall of 2009, the new high school will accommodate 1,025 students annually and serve as an overflow campus for Roosevelt High School which, at about 5,000 students, is one of th... Read more

For the second year in a row, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard hosted representatives from seven area health care clinics - all members of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County -- at a roundtable discussion she organized at the Center for Healthy Communities at The California Endowment to discuss the health care issues of most concern to the clinics and their patients. A member of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Subcommittee of Appropriations, the congressw... Read more

The following is the complete text of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s statement presented on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 15, 2007. “Madame Speaker, I rise to support the resolution and to express my opposition to the President’s plan to send additional troops to Iraq. While I rise as a member of this House who opposed authorization of the Iraq war, I also rise as a member of the new congressional Majority—representing millions of Americans who voted for a new... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with Mr. Ray Mellado (shown left), Founder and Chair of the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC), and Mr. Mike McClure, a Sr. Education Consultant (shown right), regarding their initiative to encourage all youth at elementary and middle schools in the area of East Los Angeles High School #1 to embrace the study of math and science as a pathway to career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with Father Robert Lawton, President of Loyola Marymount University, and David Burcham, Dean of Loyola Law School, to discuss the work of the Law School’s Center for Juvenile Law and Policy. The center, located at the university's law school in downtown Los Angeles, is dedicated to advocacy on behalf of children in the juvenile court system. They spoke about efforts to expand the work of the center to the Eastlake Juvenile Courthouse, on Broadway i... Read more

As the April 17 deadline to file tax returns approaches, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) encourages teachers, teachers' aides, principals and counselors to take advantage of a federal tax deduction for school supplies purchased with their own money. The $250 deduction - available to educators regardless of whether they itemize - can be taken by an educator for unreimbursed school-related expenses for items such as books, pencils, scissors, paper and art supplies, computer equipment, ... Read more

John Beaumont, President of the California State Association of Letter Carriers, thanks Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) for being an original co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act in the 110 Congress. The landmark legislation would help to protect and preserve the right of every American to freely organize and participate in the collective bargaining process. -- ### -- Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulated Commerce city leaders, community members and the city’s staff for helping to make Commerce, “The Model City,” it is known to be. During the city’s dinner and dance celebration in recognition of its 47-year anniversary at Steven’s Steakhouse in Commerce, the congresswoman presented Mayor Nancy Ramos with a Congressional Certificate of Recognition in honor of the city’s “…rich history, tradition, and growth.” The congresswoman also said she... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joined Robert Arciniaga (second from the left) who is the outgoing president of the Bell Chamber of Commerce at the chamber's annual installation. Also pictured: City of Bell Mayor George Cole (far left) and Chamber General Manager, Julie Gonzalez (far right). -- ### -- Read more

Each year, thousands of hardworking families in the 34th Congressional District and throughout the Los Angeles area lose money they're entitled to because they fail to take advantage of two important tax credits – the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Could you be one of them? As the April 17 deadline approaches for filing your taxes, I encourage you to find out whether you qualify for one or both of these credits. The answer could mean more money in your pocket, ev... Read more