More than 250 community residents filled Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights to discuss the importance of enacting comprehensive immigration reform with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34). During the event, the congresswoman provided an overview of upcoming immigration-related legislation in Congress, including a measure she introduced called the American Dream Act. Under the American Dream Act, qualified students would be eligible for temporary legal immigration status upon high sc... Read more

Following a short walk along the LA River, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard speaks about the importance of revitalizing the areas along the LA River at a press conference also attended by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, and Councilmembers José Huizar, Ed Reyes and Tom LaBonge. The congresswoman commended her fellow elected colleagues and local stakeholders for their efforts to revitalize the Los Angeles River and pledged to fight for continued federal ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) (shown at podium) swears-in the new board of directors of the Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce at its installation dinner held at the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown on S. Figueroa Street. Attended by more than 350 community residents, civic and elected leaders, the congresswoman asked the members to recite the following pledge, "I do solemnly swear and affirm that as a Board of Director of the Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce, I will work diligently t... Read more

More than 125 residents from throughout the 34th Congressional District attended a community “meet & greet” hosted by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA–34) at the Bell Community Center. At the event, the congresswoman introduced the audience to her entire staff based out of her offices in downtown Los Angeles and in Washington, D.C., all of whom were in attendance. The congresswoman also provided an overview of her many constituent services, including financial aid workshops, a service aca... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulates 19-year-old Downey resident John Haddad on his admission into the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, Rhode Island. The 10- month course of instruction lasts from August through May. Upon John's successful completion of the program, he will be eligible to apply for entrance into the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. John is the son of Hussam and his mother, Abeer, Haddad (shown on left). He is a graduate of St. John Bosco... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA–34) discussed current events with Downey students Brittney Dreher and Allison Rohrer (shown on right). Both Warren High School students asked questions about the congresswoman’s work in Congress as participants in the People-to-People Student Ambassadors Program. President Dwight Eisenhower established the People to People Ambassador Programs in 1956 as a way of bringing together ordinary people from different countries to help solve differences through gr... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA–34) (shown on right) congratulated 102-year-old Boyle Heights resident Ramona Garcia-Coronado (shown center) on acquiring legal permanent residency in January with the assistance of the congresswoman’s caseworkers. Ms. Garcia-Coronado was among more than 125 residents who attended the congresswoman’s community meet-and-greet event held at the Bell Community Center. A member of Abuelitos de Boyle Heights, Ms. Garcia-Coronado was accompanied by Conny Gomez, ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joins LAUSD School Board Member Monica Garcia (shown center), Councilman José Huizar and community residents at the groundbreaking ceremony for the East LA Area New High School #1 at Plaza Del Sol at the corner of First Street and Mission Road in Boyle Heights. Scheduled to open in the Fall of 2009, the new high school will accommodate 1,025 students annually and serve as an overflow campus for Roosevelt High School which, at about 5,000 students, is one of th... Read more

For the second year in a row, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard hosted representatives from seven area health care clinics - all members of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County -- at a roundtable discussion she organized at the Center for Healthy Communities at The California Endowment to discuss the health care issues of most concern to the clinics and their patients. A member of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Subcommittee of Appropriations, the congressw... Read more

The following is the complete text of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s statement presented on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 15, 2007. “Madame Speaker, I rise to support the resolution and to express my opposition to the President’s plan to send additional troops to Iraq. While I rise as a member of this House who opposed authorization of the Iraq war, I also rise as a member of the new congressional Majority—representing millions of Americans who voted for a new... Read more