Helping to recognize the latest success story in Downtown’s ongoing revitalization, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry and the proud owners of Arashi Sushi for the restaurant’s ribbon cutting and grand opening. Located in the area of L.A. LIVE and the Staples Center in the South Park neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles on 11th and Hope streets in the 34th Congressional District, Arashi Sushi offers a wide range of freshly prepared sushi, ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with members of the Cerritos-based Rancho Southeast Association of Realtors (RSAOR). The members were in Washington, D.C. for the National Association of Realtors Mid-Year Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo. The group discussed legislation to make property and flood insurance more widely available and affordable and efforts in Congress to strengthen the Federal Housing Administration to protect affordable, safe financing for American families. The... 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

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

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

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

In appreciation for her advocacy in our nation’s capital on behalf of the rendering industry, Vernon-based Baker Commodities Inc. presented Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with the company’s 2010 Excellence in Government Award for her “outstanding representation of Industry and Labor.” Before an audience of more than 250 people made up of company employees, local business leaders and elected officials, Jim A. Andreoli, the company’s Senior Executive Vice President, recognized the con... Read more

After leading a congressional effort to urge the President to act, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) made the following statement today about the recess appointments of Mark Pearce and Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): “I applaud the President for his decision to appoint Mark Pearce and Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board,” Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. “For nearly a year, the five-member NLRB has had just two members, creating a back... Read more

Some 132 members of Congress signed a letter urging President Obama to use his legal authority to make recess appointments to install Mark Pearce and Craig Becker on the National Labor Relations Board. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard spearheaded the congressional effort to bring about appointments by President Obama to the NLRB. Please CLICK HERE to read the full text of the letter to the President and to view the list of Members of Congress who signed it. For nearly a year, the five-member ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) made the following statement today about HR 4849, the Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act. With the congresswoman’s support, the Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 246 to 178. The legislation is part of a series of measures passed this Congress to create jobs and revive the economy. “Getting people back to work remains a top priority for this Congress,” said Congresswoma... Read more