At the grand opening ceremony for a new parking structure in downtown’s Fashion District, business leaders presented Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with a plaque of special recognition for her efforts to secure $1.1 million in federal funds for the project. The ceremony took place on the seventh and top floor of the new parking structure at 636 S. Maple Avenue in the Fashion District in downtown. The first floor of the building consists of a parking station/MTA transit facility, whi... Read more

More than 300 veterans and community residents gathered at Cinco Puntos near the Mexican-American All Wars Memorial in Boyle Heights to take part in the 60th Annual Memorial Day service held in the community. Organized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4696 and the American Legion Post 804, the service followed a 24-hour vigil at the monument to pay tribute to the service men and women who lost their lives in defense of our nation. During the congresswoman’s remarks, she read the names of the... Read more

Each year on Memorial Day, our country comes together to pay tribute to our fallen heroes - the men and women in our armed services who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom. Throughout the history of our nation, brave men and women have answered our nation's call to duty, from the War for Independence to the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. As grateful members of a free and democratic society, we are forever in their debt. We pray this year in particular that our soldiers... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with Dr. James Newman, a NASA Astronaut, who is a veteran of four space flights that totaled more than 43 days in space, including six spacewalks. As part of NASA advocacy day, Dr. Newman visited Members of Congress to discuss NASA's vision for space exploration. He also advocated on behalf of federal funding for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where research and development into robotic planetary exploration are conducted, and the... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s legislation, the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act, received key endorsements from major educational organizations this week. “I am extremely pleased that the educational community is embracing the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act,” said Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), who serves on the Appropriations Education Subcommittee which has funding jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Education and ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA, 34) and Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX, 2) today (May 21, 2007) introduced the Security and Financial Empowerment Act (SAFE – HR 2395) in order to give victims of domestic violence greater economic stability and to create a federal standard for employers to address the effects of domestic violence on employees. “While physical and psychological consequences are the most obvious results of domestic violence, victims also suffer economically,” Congresswoman Lu... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, Chairwoman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, commended three undocumented immigrants for testifying before the subcommittee about the importance of passing the American Dream Act. Under the measure, which Congresswoman Roybal-Allard co-authored along with Congressman Howard Berman (CA-28), qualified undocumented immigrant students would be eligible ... Read more

Citing legislation she authored called the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) testified today before the Committee on Education and Labor about the importance of using technology in the classroom to help students do better in school. "Obtaining critical technological skills is of greatest concern to low-income minority students who are falling further behind their higher-income peers in terms of 21st Century college and workpla... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Downey pharmacy owners John and Karen Tilley, their daughter, Erin, and Downey Pharmacist Robert Fox during a visit to our nation's capital for the National Community Pharmacists Association's National Legislative Conference. As part of the conference, the pharmacists lobbied Members of Congress about legislative issues affecting independent pharmacy owners. Erin Tilley, however, had her own agenda. The six-year-old received a certificate an... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with national board members of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance, including Dr. Munson A. Kwok of Los Angeles, who is the national president and current Development Chair of the Friends of the Chinese American Museum situated in El Pueblo de Los Angeles Monument in the congresswoman’s 34th District. The members of the civil and human rights organization discussed issues of importance to the Chinese American and Asian Pacific Islander America... Read more