Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) welcomed Hill staffers to a congressional briefing sponsored by the UCLA-USC Latinos & Economic Security Project entitled “Reframing the Generational Divide: Baby Boomers vs. Young Latinos” about the potential economic, social and political impact of our nation’s rapidly growing young Latino population and aging baby boomers. “Just as our nation’s 78 million baby boomers are beginning to retire, our nation’s young Latino population is dramatically expa... Read more

More than 60 small business owners attended a seminar on the impact of health care reform on their companies and employees at a luncheon held at the Hub Cities One-Stop Career Center in Huntington Park. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard was joined in the discussion by David Chase, California Outreach Director for the Small Business Majority. The congresswoman made the following remarks: “Good Afternoon and thank you for being here for today’s discussion on the impact on small business of the new Healt... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulated members of VFW Post 2830 on the reopening of its post at 6611 Eastern Avenue in the City of Bell Gardens after relocating from Maywood to make way for a new school. “I thank all of the service men and women here today for their service to our nation. As the wife of a former Marine Officer and Vietnam Veteran and the step-mother of an Iraq War veteran, I am fully aware that the debt we owe our veterans is immeasurable and can never fully b... Read more

Reps. Napolitano, Roybal-Allard and Chu honor retiring LA County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman with a Congressional Record Tribute on behalf of the Los Angeles Congressional Delegation, recognizing him for 21 years of service to the people of LA County. Click here to read the full text of the tribute. Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined 16 other Members of Congress in praising the first hearing on the DREAM Act convened June 28 by Senator Dick Durbin (IL) before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34), co-author of the DREAM Act, said: “As an original co-author of the House-version of the DREAM Act, I join my colleagues in commending the Senate Judiciary Committee. Yesterday’s... Read more

Nine out of 10 Americans who meet the medical criteria for addiction started smoking, drinking, or using other drugs before age 18, according to a national study released today by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. Adolescent Substance Use: America’s #1 Public Health Problem reveals that adolescence is the critical period for the initiation of substance use and its consequences. The CASA report finds 1 in 4 Americans who began using any addictive ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with her summer 2011 interns Alfonso Alfaro (of Norwalk), Art Montoya (of Downey), Lauren Mueller (of Manhattan Beach), and Jonathan Vallejo (of La Mirada), and thanked them for their service in her Los Angeles District Office. Representing UCLA, UC Berkeley, and Long Beach State, these four interns bring an array of interests and expertise to the Congresswoman’s team. During their summer-long stay in the office, they will be performing a wide vari... Read more

Rebecca Rosas of Downey, this year’s 34th Congressional District Art Competition winner, traveled to our nation’s capital to get a firsthand glimpse of her artwork on display in the U.S. Capitol Building. A senior at Warren High School, Rebecca’s spray paint on puzzle board piece entitled Autism Speaks, will be exhibited in the U.S. Capitol for one year. She was accompanied on her trip by her grandmother, Lucia Gonzalez of Downey, and her art instructor, William Russell. Click here to learn more... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with a UCLA delegation made up of students, faculty, alumni and staff to discuss the university’s partnership with the federal government in the areas of veterans’ education, military readiness, support for injured war veterans and Defense basic research. Pictured from left to right: Dave Grzechowiak, Nurse; UCLA Client Services Coordinator Eddie de La Riva, who is a resident of Maywood in the 34th District; Alex Gruenberg, UCLA alumnus; Erik Dut... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) and five other Congresswomen wrote Manal al-Sharif, a Saudi woman who was jailed for nine days for the offense of driving, to offer encouragement and moral support in her efforts to overturn Saudi Arabia’s ban on women drivers. The arrest and jail term sparked much online debate and dissent in Saudi Arabia, and a protest was held outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC today. The lawmakers wrote: "We have been following your story with great intere... Read more