University of Southern California Campus – Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulated 44 campers on their graduation from the new University of Southern California’s (USC) ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp. Participating students in the free two-week program attend area schools including Murchison Elementary School and Sheridan Elementary School, both in Boyle Heights, in the 34th District. USC is the only university in California selected for the science camp program which is... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard participated in the grand opening festivities for a new Ralphs Fresh Fare grocery store in downtown Los Angeles in the 34th District, the first major grocery store in the area in 50 years. An estimated one thousand people gathered at the front steps of the store at 645 West 9th Street between Flower and Olive Streets in downtown, where the congresswoman joined Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry in a ribbon-cutti... Read more

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the 21 minimum drinking age into law, saying, “This problem is bigger than the individual States. It's a grave national problem, and it touches all our lives. With the problem so clear-cut and the proven solution at hand, we have no misgiving about this judicious use of federal power. I'm convinced that it will help persuade State legislators to act in the national interest to save our children's lives, by raising the drinking age to 21 across the country.... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard applauded today’s House passage of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill, which makes critical health, education, and workforce investments. Included in the legislation is $2.25 million in federal funding for important local initiatives to benefit the citizens of the 34th District and the greater Los Angeles community. “This spending bill makes great strides in redirecting resources back to the kind of investments needed to pro... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard visits with 19-year-old Lanna Aguilera of Downey who is spending the summer in our nation’s capital interning at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. The opportunity was made possible through the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) internship program, which places students in a wide variety of work environments throughout the country. Lanna was among 426 students selected from a pool of more than 5,000 applicants for t... Read more

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Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard voted in favor of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 16 to ease the backlog that has made it difficult for Americans to receive passports. The legislation was unanimously approved by the House and awaits further action by the U.S. Senate. “The State Department failed to anticipate and prepare for an increase in passport applications following the January implementation of a 2004 law requiring U.S. citizens flying to Canada, Mexico, Bermud... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard participated in the opening ceremonies for the 67th Annual Nisei Week Festival, a celebration of Japanese and Japanese American culture and history. About 150 people gathered at the Pavilion in the Japanese American National Museum on 369 East First Street in Little Tokyo, where the congresswoman joined Consul General of Japan Kazuo Kodama and Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry in a Shinto purification ceremony as part of the opening ceremonies. Congress... Read more

On July 13, I was honored to join my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. This important legislation, known as the VRA, was first enacted in 1965. During the 1960s, many brave men and women fought against bigotry and injustice to secure the right to vote for all Americans. The price paid by those allied with the Civil Rights Movement was high: churches were... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard visits with Glenda Sheppard who is an eighth grade English and American history teacher at the Ellen Ochoa Learning Center in Cudahy in the 34th District. -- ### -- Read more