“I voted “No” on the Budget Control Act, a bill that was forced on this Congress by the extreme right of the Republican Party, because it is a bad and unbalanced bill with potentially dire consequences for my constituents and the American people. This so called “compromise” is a lopsided bill which focuses only on spending cuts and does not include one dollar of the increased revenue needed to successfully address our nation’s looming deficit. The Budget Control Act saddles low income and middle... Read more

On the eve of the 46th anniversary of the enactment of the Medicare program, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) spoke out against repeated Republican efforts to dismantle the popular health insurance program for seniors and people with disabilities. “As we celebrate the 46th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare, I reject the Republican view that the program must be scrapped and replaced with a new system that shifts costs to seniors,” Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. “Over ... Read more

Despite the fact that our nation has made progress to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy, many minority communities continue to struggle with disproportionately high rates. To address disturbing statistics that show over half of all Latina and African American girls will become pregnant at least once before they turn 20, Congresswoman Roybal-Allard and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer introduced The Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011. “Teenage pregnancies often lead to signif... Read more

(July 20, 2011) Washington, D.C. – Speaking out against potential cuts to key safety net programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as part of ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, Members of Congress who belong to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus held a press conference today on Capitol Hill to say in a unified voice that such cuts would be devastating to their constituents and vulnerable citizens throughout... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) introduced the "Nursing Home Patient Protection & Standards Act” to ensure consistent standards in nursing homes across the nation. H.R. 2522 provides training and whistleblower protections for the surveyors who oversee the quality of care provided by nursing home facilities. “According to a November 2009 GAO Report, nursing home inspectors known as surveyors are being improperly pressured to ‘under-report’ the problems with care of nursing home reside... Read more

United States Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) will serve as the Honorary Chair of the third annual Los Angeles Hispanic Youth Institute (HYI). The college empowerment program commences with a kick-off hosted at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on August 9-12, 2011 that is expected to serve approximately 125 students from Belmont, Jordan, and Roosevelt high schools, as well as the Santee Education Complex. The Los Angeles program is one of eight held nationwide by the H... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates 24-year-old Ismael Armendariz, a student at the University of California, Berkeley and a resident of Downey in the 34th Congressional District, on his work as an intern on Capitol Hill. A 2005 graduate of Downey High School, Ismael is one of 31 students nationwide participating in the competitive Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) summer internship. CHCI’s mission is to develop the next generation of Latino leaders by promotin... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanks Ismael Armendariz of the City of Downey in the 34th Congressional District in Los Angeles County and Nikki Anas of Tustin, CA for their contributions as summer interns in her Washington, D.C. office. A senior majoring in history at the University of California, Berkeley, Ismael was selected to participate in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Washington, D.C. summer internship program. Nikki will be a senior at the University of Souther... Read more

Los Angeles High School students visiting our nation’s capital as delegates to World Vision’s Youth Empowerment Project Summit meet with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) to discuss civic issues of concern to them, including the negative impact of budget cuts at their schools. The congresswoman commended the students on their leadership and urged them to always participate in the electoral process by voting. More than 100 youth delegates from around the United States attended the summi... Read more

Members of California’s Congressional delegation today sent a letter to the Chairman of Veolia Environnement urging the company to adequately and fairly compensate the victims of the deadly train crash in Chatsworth on September 12, 2008. The catastrophic crash was caused by a Veolia employee who was text messaging before the collision that claimed the lives of 24 innocent people. At a hearing in May, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Peter D. Lichtman stated that the $200 million fund est... Read more