Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Colonel Thomas H. Magness, IV, Los Angeles District Commander, U.S. Army Corps Engineers to discuss ongoing efforts to revitalize the Los Angeles River. Plans for the 31 miles of the river include the development of parks, green space, pedestrian walkways, bridges, housing, and various economic development projects that will create jobs while maintaining the river’s vital function of flood control for the community. The congresswoman led eff... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard praised the recent nomination of Linda Puchala to the National Mediation Board. When confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Puchala will replace a current board member who was a hold-over appointment from the Bush Administration since July 2006. “I congratulate Ms. Puchala on her nomination by President Barack Obama to serve as a new member of the National Mediation Board,” Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. “Ms. Puchala’s extensive experience with the agency wo... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) recruited 26 other Members of Congress to sign and send a letter to the chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce requesting that the digital converter box coupon program be changed to allow more residents to participate. “I am concerned that residents of single room occupancy buildings and other types of group homes have been deemed ineligible for the converter box coupon program,” Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. “My letter asks... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates Sgt. Jerrod Fields (shown right) for his service to our country and for his determination to recover from an IED explosion while serving in Iraq that took his lower left leg. In addition to continuing his military service, Sgt. Fields is currently training in track and field for the 2012 Paralympic Summer Games in London. He was joined by Steve Velkei, also pictured, who is a partner in the Downtown L.A. office of national firm Sonnensche... Read more

Representatives of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) presented Congresswoman Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its Legislative Champions for Maternal and Child Health Award for her efforts to improve the lives and health of mothers, children and families. The association cited the congresswoman’s Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, signed into law last year. The legislation she authored works to eliminate preventable newborn deaths and severe disabilities through the increase... Read more

Following this morning’s meeting with the President at the White House, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard made the following statement: “I am pleased that the President committed to working with the members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus this year to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation. To help us craft the best and most comprehensive immigration bill possible, he committed to hosting a public forum – as he has on other critical issues such as health care – that will includ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulated 10-year-old Mikayla Minnig of Downey on her informative testimony before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on which the congresswoman sits, about pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JA). Mikayla’s spoken testimony focused on her story on behalf of the nearly 300,000 other children with JA and the need for more JA research at the National Institutes of Health. A 5t... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with firefighters from Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles during their visit to our nation’s capital as participants in the International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference. The firefighters discussed federal legislation with the congresswoman that would make their jobs safer, including the critical need to support federal grant programs to assist local fire departments afford critically-needed equipment and training,... Read more

Los Angeles City Councilman Ed Reyes updates Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard on efforts underway to convert the LA River from a concrete channel into a safe, clean and green river. Plans for the 31 miles of the river include the development of parks, green space, pedestrian walkways, bridges, housing, and various economic development projects that will create jobs while maintaining the river’s vital function of flood control for the community. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard led efforts in the U... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined other community leaders and area families at a town hall meeting to raise awareness about the need for comprehensive immigration reform. The gathering at Our Lady Queen of Angels, La Placita Church, in Downtown was part of a national five-week family unity campaign involving leaders and advocates in 17 major American cities who are organizing community meetings, prayer vigils and town hall meetings to document the many family hardships caused by... Read more