Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Charles Dante (shown left) of the Dante Valve Company based in the City of Bellflower and Mr. Charlie Smith (shown right), General Manager of Dante’s East Coast facility in Virginia, to discuss defense-related issues. The pair traveled to our nation’s capital to discuss the importance of aircraft carrier federal funding to protect and create area jobs. The Dante Valve Company was founded by Charles Dante’s father, the late Thomas C. Dante in... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined other Members of Congress at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building in opposition to Arizona's new anti-immigrant law. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard released the following statement: “Today, I join many of my colleagues in Congress in voicing opposition to SB1070, the new anti-immigrant law in Arizona that pits neighbor against neighbor, promotes racial profiling and imperils the civil rights of not just immigrants and Latinos but al... Read more

The interest on the impact of HIV/AIDS in the Latino Community continues to increase, as it was evident by the participation of members of Congress and the White House at BIENESTAR’s 5th Congressional Briefing. In conjunction with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, community activists and policymakers such as Jeffrey Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), gathered to discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS in the Latino Community and to provide an update on the National AIDS St... Read more

Representatives from several Southern California steel, pipe and tube producers, including two based in Vernon in the 34th District, visited our nation’s capital to thank Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard for her advocacy as a member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee in preventing Chinese steel products from illegally entering the US market and undercutting the competitiveness of their businesses. The congresswoman asked about the issue at a March 24 hearing with the Acting ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) made the following statement today about passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act (S. 1963). “The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act would provide critical services to our veterans and their families by enhancing health care services for the caregivers of wounded veterans, expanding care for female veterans, improving mental health services, and increasing access to health ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) urged Latinas to get preventive services to detect cervical cancer at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute panel discussion held in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. “In the United States, approximately 4,000 women die of cervical cancer annually with deaths among Latinas representing a proportion nearly 40 percent higher than that of non-Latino women. This is an inordinate and unacceptable rate compared with women of other racial and ethnic backgr... Read more

The National Minority Quality Forum and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., in collaboration with the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its Mary Eliza Mahoney Award at its 7th Annual Health Disparities Leadership Summit & Awards Dinner for her “outstanding efforts to improve access to health care for emerging populations.” “I am humbled to be presented with an award that bears the name of Mary Eliza Mahoney who, as... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard is pleased to announce the winners of the 17th Annual 34th Congressional District Student Art Competition. “I urge everyone to see for themselves the more than 200 pieces of inspiring student artwork on display at the Pico House Gallery in Downtown through May 17,” said Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, who is the competition’s honorary chair. “While the mediums and topics vary dramatically, each entry offers a glimpse into the hearts and minds of gifted st... Read more

Citing statistics that show 53 percent of Latina and 51 percent of African American teenage girls will become pregnant at least once before they turn 20, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) introduced H.R. 5033 Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2010 to provide needed resources and educational programs to reduce teen pregnancies in minority communities. “Teenage mothers are less likely to finish high school, face higher rates of unemployment, and have a greater depende... Read more

At the invitation of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34), Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-12), Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee spent a day in downtown Los Angeles, meeting with members of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and touring the small business community of the 34th District. The April 9th visit also included a session with local southeast cities’ Chambers of Commerce represented by Congresswoman Roybal-Allard. “Small businesses have always been the back... Read more