Today the members of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, also known as the "Super Committee" announced that they were unable to reach an agreement on reducing the deficit as required by the Budget Control Act of 2011. "It's tragic that once again Democratic attempts at compromise were foiled by Republican intransigence on raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans, “said Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard. “Republicans refused to consider a balanced approach of increased revenue and spending reduct... Read more

“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

Calling proposed Republican budget cuts damaging to our country and especially cruel to our nation’s seniors, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined her Democratic colleagues in Congress today in opposing the Republican 2012 budget plan voted on today and passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. While protecting tax cuts for the wealthy and subsidies for oil companies, the Republican plan would dismantle Medicaid, resulting in restricting access to care for the most vulnerable Am... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) was joined by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, other federal and local elected officials, community activists, and hundreds of protestors at a mass rally in Downtown today to protest Republican budget cutting plans. Congressional Republicans proposed to dramatically slash federal spending for critical programs for job creation, employment training, access to health care, and education. The cuts are included in proposed legislation to fund the federal govern... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with local law enforcement leaders throughout the 34th Congressional District to learn firsthand about their needs and concerns for the year head. “Since being elected to Congress, I have remained committed to doing everything I can to keep families in our communities safe,” Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. “That is why I recently reached out and invited representatives of local law enforcement agencies responsible for protecting area resi... Read more

As the Monday April 18 tax filing deadline approaches, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) urges all eligible taxpayers in the 34th Congressional District and throughout the Los Angeles area to take advantage of three important federal tax credits – the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Making Work Pay Credit – as well as free tax preparation services. “During these challenging economic times when so many families are struggling, I want to make sure all ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) hosted a free Grants Workshop to provide local non-profit organizations with the opportunity to meet and discuss upcoming funding opportunities and best practices with federal agencies. Held at the Energy Resource Center in the City of Downey in the 34th District, state and foundation grantors were also on hand to provide their insights with the 116 participants. Workshop presenters included: U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Housing and... Read more

Now through July 10, you can expect to receive a visit by a census worker if you did not return your census form before April 16th. These census takers are friends and neighbors hired from our own communities to make sure our local area gets an accurate count. I urge you to open your doors to the census takers. Answering their questions is easy, important and safe. Census takers – called enumerators – will only ask questions related to the 2010 Census. The census form is only 10 questions and ta... Read more

Members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors present Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with a plaque thanking her for her support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) – also called the “stimulus package” – which included federal funds for the county’s 10,000 Jobs Initiative. Announced in March of 2009, the county program utilized almost $200 million in federal stimulus funds to create temporary subsidized employment opportunities in county departments and with... Read more

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Congressman David Dreier (R-CA) with sidewalk “stars” in honor of their advocacy in Congress on behalf of Los Angeles businesses. The presentation took place at a reception in our nation’s capital to kick-off “Southern California on the Hill: ACCESS Washington DC” trip. The delegation included 220 business and civic leaders from across Southern California who joined together to advocate for federal investm... Read more