Members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors present Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with a plaque thanking her for her support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) – also called the “stimulus package” – which included federal funds for the county’s 10,000 Jobs Initiative. Announced in March of 2009, the county program utilized almost $200 million in federal stimulus funds to create temporary subsidized employment opportunities in county departments and with... Read more

NALEO Educational Fund Executive Director Arturo Vargas (shown second from right) alongside his 88-year-old mother, Antonieta Vargas (shown in red blouse), and his 88-year-old aunt, Clotilde Castillo Serna (on far right), presents Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) (shown holding poster) with an outreach poster titled “Respeto” (“Respect” in Spanish), as part of a nationwide campaign, “ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR!, urging all Latinos to fill out and return their Census forms. Mrs. Vargas,... Read more

National advocates on behalf of immigrants thank Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) for her leadership to improve the treatment of immigrants along our nation’s southern border. Pictured in the photo surrounding the congresswoman who is seated, from left to right: Brittney Nystrom (Director of Policy and Legal Affairs, National Immigration Forum); Grisella Martinez (Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, National Immigration Forum); Megan McKenna (Communications Director, Kids in N... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Charles Dante (shown left) of the Dante Valve Company based in the City of Bellflower and Mr. Charlie Smith (shown right), General Manager of Dante’s East Coast facility in Virginia, to discuss defense-related issues. The pair traveled to our nation’s capital to discuss the importance of aircraft carrier federal funding to protect and create area jobs. The Dante Valve Company was founded by Charles Dante’s father, the late Thomas C. Dante in... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined other Members of Congress at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building in opposition to Arizona's new anti-immigrant law. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard released the following statement: “Today, I join many of my colleagues in Congress in voicing opposition to SB1070, the new anti-immigrant law in Arizona that pits neighbor against neighbor, promotes racial profiling and imperils the civil rights of not just immigrants and Latinos but al... Read more

The interest on the impact of HIV/AIDS in the Latino Community continues to increase, as it was evident by the participation of members of Congress and the White House at BIENESTAR’s 5th Congressional Briefing. In conjunction with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, community activists and policymakers such as Jeffrey Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), gathered to discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS in the Latino Community and to provide an update on the National AIDS St... Read more

Representatives from several Southern California steel, pipe and tube producers, including two based in Vernon in the 34th District, visited our nation’s capital to thank Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard for her advocacy as a member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee in preventing Chinese steel products from illegally entering the US market and undercutting the competitiveness of their businesses. The congresswoman asked about the issue at a March 24 hearing with the Acting ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) made the following statement today about passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act (S. 1963). “The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act would provide critical services to our veterans and their families by enhancing health care services for the caregivers of wounded veterans, expanding care for female veterans, improving mental health services, and increasing access to health ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) urged Latinas to get preventive services to detect cervical cancer at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute panel discussion held in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. “In the United States, approximately 4,000 women die of cervical cancer annually with deaths among Latinas representing a proportion nearly 40 percent higher than that of non-Latino women. This is an inordinate and unacceptable rate compared with women of other racial and ethnic backgr... Read more

The National Minority Quality Forum and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., in collaboration with the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its Mary Eliza Mahoney Award at its 7th Annual Health Disparities Leadership Summit & Awards Dinner for her “outstanding efforts to improve access to health care for emerging populations.” “I am humbled to be presented with an award that bears the name of Mary Eliza Mahoney who, as... Read more