Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joins community leaders for the Maywood Academy High School ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new school runs on a traditional 180 day calendar and serves about 1500 students in four small learning communities. Each learning community within the academy has a different area of concentration. They are: architecture and design; visual and performing arts; information technology; and TV, radio, and film production. The school was also honored by the Collaborat... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) receives the first-ever Community Excellence Award from Jovenes, Inc. for her work in securing $300,000 in federal funds for computers for the non-profit organization dedicated to addressing homelessness among at-risk Latino youth. Founded in 1989, the group serves youth in Boyle Heights, Pico-Union/Westlake, Echo Park, South Central, East Los Angeles, Long Beach and Hollywood. The award presentation coincided with the group's Oktoberfest Street festiv... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates Cynthia Amador (shown left), President and CEO of CHARO Community Development Corporation, on the non-profit organization's 39th anniversary at a gala celebration held at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. CHARO operates a total of 11 divisions that offer bilingual/bicultural programs for the underserved Latino community in areas that include business development, career services, child development and homeownership. Serv... Read more

October is National Spina Bifida Awareness Month and I am pleased to take this opportunity to highlight the importance of folic acid in preventing this serious birth defect and to raise awareness about the needs of people living with spina bifida in our communities. It is estimated that three thousand babies are born in the United States each year with a serious birth defect of the brain or spine called a neural tube defect. Spina bifida - the most common neural tube defect - is the leading caus... Read more

Octubre es el Mes Nacional de Información Acerca de la Espina Bífida, por lo que me complace resaltar la importancia del ácido fólico en la prevención de este serio defecto congénito, y llamar la atención acerca de las necesidades de quienes lo padecen. Cada año nacen aproximadamente 3,000 bebitos en los Estados Unidos con un serio trastorno congénito del cerebro o la columna vertebral, llamado "defecto del tubo neural". La espina bífida es el defecto de nacimiento más común que incapacita de fo... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined members and friends of the Asian Food Trade Association at a ceremony to induct the organization's new board members. The event was attended by more than 150 business leaders in the Asian food trade industry from throughout Los Angeles County. Together, the congresswoman and the Asian Food Trade Association have helped facilitate communication between U.S. governmental agencies, the Asian community, and other businesses in the food trade industr... Read more

"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the City of Huntington Park and its more than 64,000 residents on the occasion of the city's 100th year anniversary. I am proud to have this great city as part of my 34th Congressional District of California. With a long and distinguished history and a vibrant community, the City of Huntington Park has evolved from a small community of 526 residents in 1906 to a bustling retail center for the Los Angeles County region in 2006. In the latter part of the 18t... Read more

Actress Cheryl Hines, Emmy-nominated star of the sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm and United Cerebral Palsy Board Trustee, discusses with U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard employment, housing, education, and health care for people with disabilities. Hines, who has a nephew with cerebral palsy, works on behalf of United Cerebral Palsy and many of its affiliates across the country to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities. A Los Angeles resident, Ms. Hines... Read more

At this year's service academy workshop at the Downey Public Library, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked Nicholaus Parmer of Downey for his helpful assistance as an intern in her district office in downtown. As part of the congresswoman's internship program, Nicholaus performs a wide variety of tasks, such as drafting letters, data entry, research and basic clerical duties. He also accompanies field staff to briefings and events throughout the 34th Congressional District. His in... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanks Mr. Thaddeus Phillips (pictured in first photo), the City of Downey's Director of Community Services, for hosting the congresswoman's annual service academy workshop at the Downey City Library and for leading her on a library tour. At the workshop, representatives from our nation's U.S. service academies talked to students interested in attending the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard... Read more