Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) visited with more than 150 residents at the annual Neighborhood Watch holiday celebration held at Turner Hall in Clara Street Park. During the congresswoman’s remarks, she provided residents with an overview of her constituent casework services available through her Downtown district office by calling (213) 628-9230. The congresswoman also reminded constituents about important deadlines for the Medicare program and the upcoming Digital Television Trans... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) visited with more than 100 senior citizens from the 55+ Fun Club at their annual holiday celebration held at the Bell Community Service Center. During the congresswoman’s remarks, she provided seniors with an overview of her constituent casework services available through her Downtown district office at (213) 628-9230. The congresswoman reminded constituents about important Medicare deadlines and the upcoming Digital Television Transition deadline, whi... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulated the Salesian Boys and Girls Club of Los Angeles on its successful efforts to provide opportunities for area youth and welcomed the new director of the Boyle Heights Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Community, Juan Carlos Aviles, at the club’s holiday celebration in Boyle Heights. Since 1966, the club has served as a fun and safe environment for young people by offering a wide-variety of activities, including sports, arts and crafts, edu... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) visited with more than 60 senior citizens at the St. Barnabas Senior Center’s Chinatown site on North Hill Street. During the congresswoman’s remarks, she provided the seniors with an overview of her constituent casework services available by contacting her Downtown district office at (213) 628-9230. She also spoke about the importance of reviewing their Medicare prescription drug plans to ensure that they enroll in the most advantageous plan prior to ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) visited with more than 70 senior citizens at the Boyle Heights Senior Citizen Center on East 3rd Street. During the congresswoman’s remarks, she provided the seniors with an overview of her constituent casework services available by contacting her Downtown district office at (213) 628-9230. She also discussed the upcoming Digital Television Transition deadline, which is February 17, 2009. After that date, she told the audience, broadcasters will air di... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) visited with more than 160 residents at the annual holiday party at the Barbara Riley Community Senior Center. During the congresswoman’s remarks, she provided the seniors with an overview of her constituent casework services available through her Downtown district office by calling (213) 628-9230. The congresswoman also reminded constituents about important deadlines for the Medicare program and the upcoming Digital Television Transition. Regarding th... Read more

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the naming of Louis Caldera to head the Military Office of the Obama White House. In this role, Mr. Caldera will serve as the primary advisor to the White House for all military support, including Department of Defense assets. “I am pleased that a dear friend and former colleague, Louis Caldera, has been named for such an important position in the Obama White House,” said Congressman Joe Baca, Chair of the CHC. “He has served the people of Califo... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D, CA-34) and Beth Dennis Zachary, FACHE, President and CEO, White Memorial Medical Center Diabetes: The Public Health Crisis of This Century Please click here to read this op-ed in Spanish At age 33, Rosalba looked forward to the joy and happiness a second child would bring to her home. During a routine prenatal care visit, Rosalba found out that she had gestational diabetes, putting her hopes of a healthy pregnancy at risk. Her doctor immediately referred h... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) praised the ACLU’s long and proud history of defending and protecting the civil liberties and civil rights of our nation’s families at a gathering of its board members and supporters at the home of Stanley and Elyse Grinstein. During the discussion, the congresswoman provided an overview of the many important issues that she and other lawmakers have championed along with the ACLU. The topics included congressional efforts to protect against warrantless... Read more

Congresswoman Lucile Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alarcón and Beatriz Stotzer, Chairwoman of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, to discuss the formula used to calculate the Federal Poverty Guidelines. The councilmember is the Chair of the City Council's Ad Hoc Committee on Ending Poverty in Los Angeles. The councilmember and the commissioner said the current guidelines, created in the 1960s, are widely regarded... Read more