Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard greeted the Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger & Homelessness’ Executive Director, Bob Erlenbusch, at the reception for the organization’s 6th annual gala. The coalition’s mission is to work collectively to end hunger and homelessness through public education, technical assistance, public policy analysis, advocacy, organizing and community action. -- ### -- Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulates California First Lady Maria Shriver who was honored by the PUENTE Learning Center at a ceremony at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles. Pictured on the left is Sister Jennie Lechtenberg, founder and Chief Executive Officer of the PUENTE Learning Center, which stands for People United to Enrich the Neighborhood Through Education. The Center was founded by Sister Jennie in 1985 to offer children and adults in the Boyle Heights/East Los Angele... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer to highlight the $80 million they secured recently through the Fiscal Year 2008 federal appropriations process to continue construction of the Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Gloria Molina, Yvonne B. Burke and Zev Yaroslavsky, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) CEO Roger Snoble also took part in the ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Mayor Villaraigosa and other local leaders at a press conference to discuss the Economic Stimulus package recently passed by Congress and other local initiatives to create jobs and better protect the environment. The event was located atop the Los Angeles Convention Center’s solar rooftop parking lot which is part of the largest solar energy-generating convention center in North America. At the event, Congresswoman Roybal-A... Read more

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Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard applauded the swift bipartisan passage of the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act, which was signed into law by the President today (2/13/08). The measure is expected to result in rebate checks for working families as soon as mid-May and help create 500,000 jobs by the end of the year. "More than 130 million families, including seniors and veterans with disabilities, will directly benefit from this economic stimulus measure. Thro... Read more

Representatives from the Los Angeles Community College (LACCD) District thanked Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) for her ongoing support of federal funding for higher education and discussed issues facing students of the Los Angeles Community College District. The District is the largest community college district in the United States and one of the largest in the world. The District's headquarters is located Downtown in the congresswoman's district. The District consists of nine coll... Read more

Each year, thousands of hardworking families in the 34th Congressional District and throughout the Los Angeles area lose money they're entitled to because they fail to take advantage of two important tax credits – the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Could you be one of them? As the April 15 deadline approaches for filing your taxes, I encourage you to find out whether you qualify for one or both of these credits. The answer could mean more money in your pocket, ev... Read more

As the April 15 deadline to file tax returns approaches, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) encourages teachers, teachers' aides, principals and counselors to take advantage of a federal tax deduction for school supplies purchased with their own money. The $250 deduction - available to educators regardless of whether they itemize - can be taken by an educator for unreimbursed school-related expenses for items such as books, pencils, scissors, paper and art supplies, computer equipment, ... Read more

Faye Washington, CEO of YWCA of Greater Los Angeles (center), and Sharon Shelton, the organization’s director of program services (on right), updated Congresswoman Lucille Roybal (CA-34) (on left) about pending development plans for the new Urban Job Corps Campus in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The YWCA of Greater LA runs the Job Corps program for the Los Angeles Area. The new urban campus, which awaits construction, will serve as a prototype to be replicated in other urban centers around ... Read more