Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked advocates on behalf of victims of domestic violence for traveling to our nation’s capital to lobby lawmakers about the importance of funding domestic violence services at a reception held in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The congresswoman said their efforts help to keep critical issues such as legislation to help victims of domestic violence from falling through the cracks amid a very busy congressional legislative schedule. The congressw... Read more

Congresswoman Roybal-Allard met with maternity care policy experts to discuss the need for more evidence-based and cost-effective models of care in childbirth. The experts emphasized the fact that the United States spends more than double per capita on childbirth than other industrialized countries, yet continue to rank far behind almost all developed countries in perinatal outcomes. -- ### -- Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA, 34) and Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX, 2) today introduced the Security and Financial Empowerment Act (SAFE – HR 739) to ensure that victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking have the financial independence they need to break free from their abusers. “While physical and psychological consequences are the most obvious results of domestic violence, victims also suffer economically,” Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. “One of the key rea... Read more

(please see click here to view the letter of support that includes a complete list of organizations endorsing the measure) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) introduced the Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act of 2009 (HR 1215) today to better ensure immigrant detainees receive fair and humane treatment while in detention. “The Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act will ensure that the Department of Homeland Security does not ignore its own detention standards. This bill gives these... Read more

El mirar a un bebé recién nacido es simplemente uno de los momentos más preciados en la vida. Pero, asegurar el nacimiento de un bebé sano no es nada simple. No podemos suponer que todos los bebés nacerán sanos. Al nivel nacional, uno de cada tres recién nacidos nace con un defecto de nacimiento. Y, trágicamente, aquí en el condado de Los Angeles, una de cada cuatro muertes infantiles es causada por un defecto de nacimiento. La muerte de un solo bebé es demasiado. Para proteger las familias de e... Read more

Representatives of Grifols, Inc. honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its 2009 Public Policy Leadership Award at a luncheon on Capitol Hill for her health care advocacy on behalf of the chronically ill and medically underserved populations. Grifols, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical manufacturer that employs more than 600 people from the Los Angeles area at its facility on Lillyvale Avenue in Los Angeles. Grifols’ products include plasma therapies that are used to treat a variety o... Read more

Representatives of the Go For Broke National Education Center thanked Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) for her efforts in Congress, along with Rep. Adam Schiff, to secure $4 million in federal funds to build the Go For Broke National Education Center in the Little Tokyo area of Downtown Los Angeles. The new building will be headquarters for the Go For Broke National Education Center and stand adjacent to the Go For Broke Monument that the organization unveiled in 1999. Today, the orga... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy officials on the school’s receipt of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Inaugural Award for Transformative Community Service. Located in Boyle Heights and Lincoln Heights on the USC Health Sciences Campus adjacent to the LAC+USC Medical Center, the school received the award in recognition of its pioneering work in delivering first-rate clinical pharmacy services, inclu... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard visited with students and faculty of the Civitas School of Leadership who were in our nation’s capital to advocate on behalf of small and personalized learning communities. Housed on the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Downtown Los Angeles, it is among the campus’ small learning communities, each of which includes general studies, science, and specialized classrooms, as well as local administration. The Civitas School of Leadership is dedicated to empoweri... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) discusses federal issues related to credit unions with local credit union representatives who were in our nation’s capital for the annual Credit Union National Association Governmental Affairs Conference. Pictured in the photo from left to right: Jon Hernandez, CEO, City of Downey Federal Credit Union; Congresswoman Roybal-Allard (CA-34); Andy Doyle, Chairman of the Board for the City of Downey Federal Credit Union; and Annice Kim, CEO LA Healthcare Fe... Read more