Representatives of Arrow Abrasive Co. Inc. located in Downey, Calif. and California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) honored Congresswoman Roybal-Allard with a plaque in recognition of her “Leadership in supporting manufacturing in California.” The congresswoman secured federal funding last year for the California Enhanced Defense Small Manufacturing Suppliers Program administered by CMTC which assisted Arrow Abrasive Co. Inc. to explore, identify, and bid on Department of Defense oppo... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked Valerie Gomez of Downey for her assistance in her Los Angeles District Office during her 9-week summer internship that ended on August 25th. Valerie, a graduate of Warren High School, is transferring this fall from Cerritos Community College to UCLA, where she will be majoring in Anthropology. While working in the congresswoman's office, Valerie performed a wide variety of tasks including researching learning opportunities available to young pe... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked Hector Jacinto of Huntington Park for his assistance in her Los Angeles District Office during his 9-week summer internship that ended on August 27. Hector, a recent graduate of Huntington Park High School, will begin his first year of college next month at Cal State Los Angeles, where he will be majoring in Political Science. While working in the congresswoman's office, Hector performed a wide variety of tasks including researching scholarship... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked Paul Kang of Fullerton for his assistance in her Los Angeles District Office during his 8-week summer internship that ended on August 12. Paul, a rising senior at UCLA, was placed in the congresswoman’s office through the Korean American Coalition’s Summer College Internship Program. While working in the congresswoman's office, Paul performed a wide variety of tasks including assisting in events coordination and conducting education-related res... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joined California Democratic Congressional Members in issuing the following statement in response to today’s announcement by the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that California will receive approximately $203 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program. On May 19, 2010, 18 Members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined the Japanese American community in Little Tokyo in kicking off the 70th Annual Nisei Week Festival, a celebration of Japanese and Japanese American culture and history. Pictured in the top photo: Congresswoman Roybal-Allard congratulates newly-crowned 2010 Nisei Week Queen Lani Kume Nishiyama and members of her court, Christy Kimiko Sakamoto (on left) and Lauren Terumi Weber (on right). Pictured in the center photo: Congresswoman Roybal-Allard c... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) addresses an audience of more than 200 attendees gathered at the annual conference of the Council of Mexican Federations (Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norteamérica) to address key issues affecting the Latino immigrant community. COFEM is a non-profit organization serving the immigrant community since 2004. Its mission embraces a community centered approach to promote the advancement of the Latino community through public policy advocacy, educat... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) speaks to students at Ramona Opportunity High School about the importance of continuing their education as a pathway to a better future. In response to letters sent by Ramona students about soaring maternal mortality rates among low-income women and women of color, the congresswoman also discussed the MOMS for the 21st Century Act, legislation she authored to improve birth outcomes for mothers and their babies while reducing medical costs. The new stat... Read more

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its 2010 California Federal Advocacy Leadership Award for her legislative commitment in Congress to combating cancer. “ACS CAN’s unfailing advocacy in the Halls of Congress is a key reason the Appropriations Committee has continued to fund the National Cancer Institute with the largest increase within the NIH, and it is a key reason the National Cancer Institute received an unprec... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) visited Clínica Msr. Oscar A. Romero’s Marengo Street site in Boyle Heights to participate in the medical clinic’s Reach Out and Read program and to commemorate National Health Center Week. Reach Out and Read is a nationwide nonprofit organization that promotes early literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam rooms by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud. The congresswoman read the children the “... Read more