Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) proudly presents Mr. James Duessent of Bellflower with long overdue military service awards earned by his late brother, Charles P. Duessent, who served in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class. He was subsequently killed in action at the age of 21 on February 12, 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. As his only surviving relative, Mr. James Duessent contacted the congresswoman’s office for assistance in obtaining the medals. The congresswoman wrote an... Read more

Southern California Rehabilitation Services/Southeast Center for Independent Living representatives and clients gathered at the organization's office in the Barbara Riley Community & Senior Center in Downey to thank Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) for her work in Congress to secure federal funding for their new computer lab. The $100,000 federal funds secured by the congresswoman were used to establish a computer lab /workshop to teach and assist clients with disabilities to learn Mi... Read more

At a reception held at the Chop Suey Café on East First Street in Little Tokyo, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) presents Mr. Ron Fong, Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program, with a certificate of congressional recognition in honor of the program’s receipt of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2011 National Women’s Business Center of Excellence Award. Nationally, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recognized three exemplary mentoring and counsel... Read more

Business owners and leaders from throughout Los Angeles participated in Congresswoman Roybal-Allard’s business roundtable discussion held in a conference room at Homeboy Industries and catered by its Homegirl Cafe. The meeting provided the congresswoman an opportunity to hear firsthand how the small business owners in Los Angeles are coping with the economic downtown and what they need Congress to do to help them remain productive and to create jobs. The roundtable participants work in a wide-va... Read more

At a reception held in his honor, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) presented Mr. Ernest H. Moreno, who is retiring as President of East Los Angeles College August 30, a Certificate of Congressional Recognition for his many years of service to area students. President Ernest H. Moreno has been employed by the college district for 42 years. He began his assignment as President at East Los Angeles College on January 1, 1994, and continued in that capacity until this month, with the excep... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) said, "Today marks the 91st anniversary of women in our country winning the right to vote in the United States. This special day marks passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified on August 26, 1920. While much has changed for women in our country since that historic day, especially regarding increased opportunities, we still have much to fight for. I remain committed to working with my Democratic colleagues to create jobs... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulated the Chinatown Service Center’s Community Health Center on the completion of its North Hill Street clinic expansion which will enable the health care facility to serve more patients and offer additional medical and dental services. At the re-opening and ribbon cutting event at the North Hill Street clinic, the congresswoman presented a certificate of congressional recognition in honor of the occasion to the center's leadership. The congres... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked Alfonso Alfaro and Jonathan Vallejo for their service in her Los Angeles District Office. A native of Norwalk, Alfonso will be starting his fourth year at UCLA this fall. Jonathan, a native of La Mirada, will be entering his third year also at UCLA. As interns in the congresswoman's office, Alfonso and Jonathan assisted field and casework staff, conducted online research, and attended meetings and events with the congresswoman throughout the 34... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Roybal-Allard commended Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for moving to implement a more rational approach to immigration enforcement. The Secretary announced the formation of a new committee tasked with reviewing the approximately 300,000 cases pending before America’s backlogged immigration courts and setting aside those individuals who do not pose a threat to their communities in order to focus greater resources on serious offenders. “Today’s announcement marks... Read more

Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the results of a study entitled, “Race, Ethnicity and NIH Research Awards.” The study found that despite its current programs to increase the racial and ethnic diversity among its intramural and extramural biomedical and health services research workforce and grantee pool, there are serious and persistent racial and ethnic disparities in the manner in which NIH funding is awarded. “We sincerely applaud NIH Director Collins for his leadershi... Read more