Pictured, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) welcomes Mexican President Felipe Calderón to Capitol Hill at a reception hosted by Speaker Pelosi in the U.S Capitol Building following President Calderón’s morning address before the Joint Meeting of Congress. Later in the day, Congresswoman Roybal-Allard joined fellow members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) at a meeting with President Calderón. During the meeting, CHC members underscored their opposition to the recently enacted ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joins representatives of Los Angeles-based public service organizations in calling on all Americans to join in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, which began on May 1. “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a wonderful opportunity to honor the rich heritage and important contributions made to our nation by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Born and raised in the diverse city of Los Angeles, I hav... Read more

Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) toured the facilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlantia, Georgia during a day-long site visit hosted by the Campaign for Public Health Foundation. Highlights of the event included a hands-on tour of the CDC’s laboratories, lunch with CDC Director Tom Frieden, a teleconference with health officials in California and Florida who are utilizing federal stimulus funds fo... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) discusses the U.S. relationship with South Korea with Ambassador Han Duk-soo. Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Community Pharmacy Owners Alfred Wong, President of Tai on Pharmacy in Chinatown on North Hill Street and Jerry Shapiro, Pharmacist and owner of Uptown Drug & Gift Shop on South Flower Street in Downtown, both in the congresswoman's district. The pharmacists were in our nation's capital for the National Community Pharmacists Association's National Legislative Conference. As part of the conference, the pharmacists lobbied Members of Congress ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined with several of her colleagues and the March of Dimes at an event on Capitol Hill to raise awareness about the public health crisis of preterm birth in this country. “According to the National Vital Statistics Reports, this year more than half a million babies will be born in the United States before reaching their full term status of 37 weeks of pregnancy,” said Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard who is a member of the Appropriations Health Su... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with members of the Cerritos-based Rancho Southeast Association of Realtors (RSAOR). The members were in Washington, D.C. for the National Association of Realtors Mid-Year Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo. The group discussed legislation to make property and flood insurance more widely available and affordable and efforts in Congress to strengthen the Federal Housing Administration to protect affordable, safe financing for American families. The... Read more

The USC School of Social Work has been awarded two new grants totaling $6.5 million for its military social work and veteran services teaching and research activities. In less than two years, the program has attracted almost $10 million in funding, with Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Los Angeles) playing a key role in the initiative's growth and pointing out the need for comprehensive services for military members, veterans and their families. Among other things, the awards will help fund a new v... Read more

Now through July 10, you can expect to receive a visit by a census worker if you did not return your census form before April 16th. These census takers are friends and neighbors hired from our own communities to make sure our local area gets an accurate count. I urge you to open your doors to the census takers. Answering their questions is easy, important and safe. Census takers – called enumerators – will only ask questions related to the 2010 Census. The census form is only 10 questions and ta... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) made the following statement today about the release of a new Human Rights Watch report calling for the enactment into law of amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which are contained in "The Children’s Act for Responsible Employment" (CARE, HR 3564) authored by the congresswoman to ensure adequate protections for children working in our nation’s agricultural fields. “I commend Human Rights Watch for its revealing year-long investigation into the... Read more