Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement about her vote against the fiscal year 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill, which passed the House today: “I firmly believe in the need for a strong national defense. This is particularly true at a time when terrorism and turmoil abroad continue to threaten our allies and our homeland. Unfortunately, the FY17 Defense Appropriations Bill passed by the House of Representatives today fails to provide our troops with the resourc... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) was at Los Angeles Trade Technical College to celebrate the announcement that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has designated South Los Angeles as a Promise Zone. The designation means that the federal government will help South LA leaders implement a comprehensive strategy to create jobs and educational opportunities, reduce violent crime, and strengthen the local economy. This help will be provided through access to g... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), a member of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement about her vote today against the fiscal year 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which failed to pass the House today: “As a member of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, I worked hard to ensure that our bill would be good for America and good for my Los Angeles communities. I included language encouraging the Army Corps of Engineers... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), and Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28) released the following statements commending the leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for including the authorization of the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Project in the Water Resources and Development Act of 2016 (WRDA). Last week, 12 members of the Los Angeles area congressional delegation urged the House Transportation and Infrast... Read more

Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), and Judy Chu (CA-27) today heard testimony from experts on the importance of strengthening voting rights protections at the “Protect Your Future: Restore the Vote” forum at East Los Angeles College. Held in conjunction with the Democratic Outreach & Engagement Task Force, the “Protect Your Future: Restore the Vote” forum hosted expert panelists for a discussion about steps Congress should take to ensure every American’s right to... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement about her vote today against the fiscal year 2017 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill: “Today, House Republican leaders engaged in a shameful abuse of power during consideration of the fiscal year 2017 MilCon/VA Appropriations Bill. “When they saw that Rep. Maloney’s amendment prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination was about to be approved, GOP leaders held the vote open until they could force enough ... Read more

Today, Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL-04), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) joined children and parents from Honduras and El Salvador for a Capitol Hill press conference about raids, refugees, detention, and asylum issues. The group of children and parents traveled to Washington from Waukegan, IL, where they have settled since their arrival from Central America. They spoke about their experiences fleeing violence in Central America. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard has be... Read more

Tonight, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement about her vote against the Zika Response Appropriations Act of 2016: “Tonight, I voted against the Zika Response Appropriations Act of 2016 because it is completely inadequate to the scale of the threat that the Zika virus represents. President Obama’s $1.9 billion request to fight Zika is a reasonable and realistic response. The Senate’s bipartisan Murray-Blunt Amendment would provide $1.1 billion. In tonight’s ... Read more

Tonight, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement about her vote against the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “I firmly believe in a strong national defense. At this time of growing threats and turmoil abroad, we must have a defense budget that meets the challenges of our time, provides long-term certainty to our military, and strengthens the security of American families. “Unfortunately, I had to vote against the NDAA because instead ... Read more

Today, reacting to a Reuters news story that the Obama Administration will launch a new round of immigration raids targeting Central American women and children, Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL-04) released a joint statement: “We believe deportation targets should be felons, not families. We have inquired both with the White House and the Department of Homeland Security to get more information on the news reports about a new set of ra... Read more