More than 500 people from throughout Los Angeles County attended Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s five-hour foreclosure prevention and homeownership preservation workshop in Downey where housing counselors provided assistance on two hundred and eighty-eight mortgages. Held at Downey Adult School on Woodruff Avenue, credit counselors and lenders were available at the free event to offer on-site assistance, one-on-one counseling, and information on viable options regarding foreclosure prevent... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) welcomed a series of reforms announced by John Morton, the new head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which are intended to improve oversight of America’s deeply flawed immigration detention system. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard said, “The creation of advisory boards to recommend positive changes to detention policy and the hiring of officials to monitor conditions at detention centers will shine a brighter light on a system t... Read more

Statement by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) about the U.S. Senate confirmation of Federal Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court today by a vote of 68 to 31: “I commend my colleagues in the U.S. Senate on voting to confirm Federal Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the newest justice on the United States Supreme Court,” Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. “This is truly a historic day for our country. Judge Sotomayor will become the fi... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard is encouraging eligible veterans to take advantage of the new college education benefits passed by Congress under the GI Bill for the 21st Century. An estimated 2.1 million members of the military who have served on active duty since September 11, 2001, including activated reservists and members of the National Guard, are now eligible for up to four years of education benefits, including stipends for housing and books. “The original GI bill, which passed in Ju... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joined hundreds of residents at the Huntington Park Police Department’s National Night Out event to promote the city’s community-police partnership to prevent crime and drug use. Pictured in the photo from left to right: Congresswoman Roybal-Allard and Police Chief Paul Wadley of the Huntington Park Police Department. For the 12th year, the Huntington Park Police Department has been a local co-sponsor of America’s National Night Out Against Crime, a national c... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined hundreds of residents at the City of Bell Gardens’ National Night Out event to promote the city’s community-police partnership to prevent crime and drug use. Pictured in the photo from left to right: Captain Robert E. Barnes from the Bell Gardens Police Department, Congresswoman Roybal-Allard and Bell Gardens Mayor Priscilla Flores. America’s National Night Out Against Crime is a national campaign started in 1983 to heighten crime and drug preve... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) voted today (7/31/09) to increase funding for the “cash for clunkers” program. The initial launch has been so successful in encouraging car owners to trade in their old gas guzzlers for new fuel-efficient cars that funding ran out and Congress is acting quickly to shift the program into high gear with a $2 billion cash infusion. “I was pleased to join my colleagues in the House today in passing legislation to continue funding the successful Cash for Cl... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard applauded today’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill, which makes critical investments to provide our troops with the resources they need to handle emergencies on the battlefield and provide for themselves and their families upon their return home. The legislation also includes $6 million secured by the congresswoman for two critical local efforts to train well qualified social workers to address the unique needs and experiences of our... Read more

Los Angeles County advocates on behalf of the homeless thanked Congresswoman Roybal-Allard for her support of increased federal funding for homeless programs. The advocates also updated the congresswoman on efforts in Los Angeles to end chronic homelessness and urged her to continue supporting legislation to strengthen homeless assistance programs. The organizations in attendance at the meeting were the Weingart Center Association, the New Image Shelter, the Union Rescue Mission, the Los Angeles... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) is pleased to announce that the Cities of Los Angeles, Bell Gardens, Maywood and Vernon were awarded $18.9 million in federal funds to hire additional law enforcement officers to protect and serve residents in the 34th Congressional District. “This needed federal funding goes directly to our local law enforcement agencies to cover the entire cost of hiring new sworn enforcement officers, or to rehire experienced officers, for a three year period,” Cong... Read more