United States Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) will serve as the Honorary Chair of the third annual Los Angeles Hispanic Youth Institute (HYI). The college empowerment program commences with a kick-off hosted at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on August 9-12, 2011 that is expected to serve approximately 125 students from Belmont, Jordan, and Roosevelt high schools, as well as the Santee Education Complex. The Los Angeles program is one of eight held nationwide by the H... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates 24-year-old Ismael Armendariz, a student at the University of California, Berkeley and a resident of Downey in the 34th Congressional District, on his work as an intern on Capitol Hill. A 2005 graduate of Downey High School, Ismael is one of 31 students nationwide participating in the competitive Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) summer internship. CHCI’s mission is to develop the next generation of Latino leaders by promotin... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanks Ismael Armendariz of the City of Downey in the 34th Congressional District in Los Angeles County and Nikki Anas of Tustin, CA for their contributions as summer interns in her Washington, D.C. office. A senior majoring in history at the University of California, Berkeley, Ismael was selected to participate in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Washington, D.C. summer internship program. Nikki will be a senior at the University of Souther... Read more

Los Angeles High School students visiting our nation’s capital as delegates to World Vision’s Youth Empowerment Project Summit meet with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) to discuss civic issues of concern to them, including the negative impact of budget cuts at their schools. The congresswoman commended the students on their leadership and urged them to always participate in the electoral process by voting. More than 100 youth delegates from around the United States attended the summi... Read more

Members of California’s Congressional delegation today sent a letter to the Chairman of Veolia Environnement urging the company to adequately and fairly compensate the victims of the deadly train crash in Chatsworth on September 12, 2008. The catastrophic crash was caused by a Veolia employee who was text messaging before the collision that claimed the lives of 24 innocent people. At a hearing in May, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Peter D. Lichtman stated that the $200 million fund est... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) welcomed Hill staffers to a congressional briefing sponsored by the UCLA-USC Latinos & Economic Security Project entitled “Reframing the Generational Divide: Baby Boomers vs. Young Latinos” about the potential economic, social and political impact of our nation’s rapidly growing young Latino population and aging baby boomers. “Just as our nation’s 78 million baby boomers are beginning to retire, our nation’s young Latino population is dramatically expa... Read more

More than 60 small business owners attended a seminar on the impact of health care reform on their companies and employees at a luncheon held at the Hub Cities One-Stop Career Center in Huntington Park. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard was joined in the discussion by David Chase, California Outreach Director for the Small Business Majority. The congresswoman made the following remarks: “Good Afternoon and thank you for being here for today’s discussion on the impact on small business of the new Healt... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulated members of VFW Post 2830 on the reopening of its post at 6611 Eastern Avenue in the City of Bell Gardens after relocating from Maywood to make way for a new school. “I thank all of the service men and women here today for their service to our nation. As the wife of a former Marine Officer and Vietnam Veteran and the step-mother of an Iraq War veteran, I am fully aware that the debt we owe our veterans is immeasurable and can never fully b... Read more

Reps. Napolitano, Roybal-Allard and Chu honor retiring LA County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman with a Congressional Record Tribute on behalf of the Los Angeles Congressional Delegation, recognizing him for 21 years of service to the people of LA County. Click here to read the full text of the tribute. Read more

More than 60 small business owners attended a seminar on the impact of health care reform on their companies and employees at a luncheon held at the Hub Cities One-Stop Career Center in Huntington Park. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard was joined in the discussion by David Chase, California Outreach Director for the Small Business Majority. The congresswoman made the following remarks: “Good Afternoon and thank you for being here for today’s discussion on the impact on small business of the new Healt... Read more