Each year, thousands of hardworking families in the 34th Congressional District and throughout the Los Angeles area lose money they're entitled to because they fail to take advantage of two important tax credits – the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Could you be one of them? As the April 15 deadline approaches for filing your taxes, I encourage you to find out whether you qualify for one or both of these credits. During these challenging economic times, the answer... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with local representatives of the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems to discuss federal efforts to improve care for their patients, including the enactment of comprehensive, meaningful and national health care reform. California public hospitals make up the core of the state’s health care safety net – delivering care to all who need it, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay or insurance status. Public hospitals provi... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) made the following statement today about H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. With the congresswoman’s support, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 217 to 201. This bipartisan job creation measure passed by a vote of 70-28 in the Senate last week, and is expected to be one in a series of measures this Congress will pass to create jobs and revive... Read more

On behalf of its almost 8,000 supporters in California’s 34th district, The Humane Society of the United States, together with its affiliate, the Humane Society Legislative Fund, honored U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., for her leadership on animal protection legislation in 2009. Rep. Roybal-Allard received a Legislative Leader award for her leadership on appropriations language to curb Class B dealers from selling random-source dogs and cats into research, and prevent stolen pets and ... Read more

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today announced that U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) has been awarded the association’s 2010 Award for Excellence in Public Service. The award recognizes Congresswoman Roybal-Allard for her efforts to champion education technology legislation, including the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act. “Rep. Roybal-Allard has been a leader in the effort to integrate the use of technology into the classroom. She has tirele... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves, members of Congress Judy Chu and Grace Napolitano, Los Angeles School Board Vice President Yolie Flores, and the ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! Census Coalition (It’s Time, Make Yourself Count!) at the Garza Primary Center in Boyle Heights in Los Angeles for an event to mark the national kick off of efforts by Latino organizations, the U.S. Census Bureau, school districts, early childhood education provider... Read more

At today's hearing (2/25/10) of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) called on Secretary Janet Napolitano to redouble her efforts to implement a more humane approach to the enforcement of America’s immigration laws. Citing the example of a Salvadoran man who committed suicide in an immigration jail after enduring unbearable pain in his legs for weeks—suffering his guards knowingly ignored—she urged the Department to accelerate its push to... Read more

For the sixth time, the National Association of Community Health Centers presented Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its Distinguished Community Health Defender Award for her "commitment to strengthen access to quality health care to medically underserved Americans." As a member of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Subcommittee of Appropriations, the congresswoman advocates on behalf of the federal funding needs of the community clinics and health centers. The ind... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) presents a certificate of recognition to Katherine Hikida (shown on left) who is the outgoing President of the Japanese American Bar Association at the group’s 34rd Annual Japanese American Bar Association Installation & Awards Gala at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Downtown. The congresswoman also welcomed her successor, incoming President-Elect Diane Nishiura (not shown). Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joins Councilmember José Huizar and other local officials at a celebration at the Los Angeles City Hall honoring the two year anniversary of the Bringing Back Broadway initiative. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard works with local officials to secure federal funds to revitalize the area, including to re-establish the Red Car trolley system that operated in the Los Angeles region from 1903 to 1963. For more information about the 10-year project, please visit ... Read more