The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced that it has renewed funding for nine Edward R. Roybal Centers for Research on Applied Gerontology and designated four new centers. The goal of the centers is to move promising social and behavioral research findings out of the laboratory and into programs and practices that will improve the lives of older people and help society adapt to an aging population. The centers focus on a range of projects,... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with members of the West Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors to discuss ongoing water infrastructure initiatives in Los Angeles County. They specifically commended the congresswoman’s ongoing advocacy in securing federal funding for the Harbor/South Bay Water Recycling Project. The initiative is a cooperative effort between the Corps of Engineers and the West Basin Municipal Water District. The project will develop up to 48,000 acre-f... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) joined more than 800 immigration reform advocates and area leaders at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, known as “La Placita,” to rally support for enactment of comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard also thanked her colleague, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (IL-4), who is head of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Taskforce, for traveling to Los Angeles to participate in the event. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard s... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) presents a Congressional Record Tribute in honor of the Mexican American Bar Association’s 50th Anniversary to the association’s incoming 2010 President Judy Perez (pictured on right). The presentation took place at a reception attended by various local, state and federal elected officials and MABA members. Excerpts from the tribute are as follows, “Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (MAB... Read more

Families, athletes and officials of the Special Olympics and Best Buddies California programs traveled to our nation’s capital to garner federal support for both organizations. Special Olympics International is dedicated to growing quality sports training and competition programs, thereby enabling more children, young adults and adults with intellectual disabilities to train and compete in their choice of 26 sports programs offered by the Special Olympics. Best Buddies International is dedicated... Read more

StoryCorps, a national initiative to document the unique stories of Americans, will arrive February 11 in East Los Angeles to collect the stories of Southern California’s Latino residents as part of its Historias Initiative. Historias, which means ‘story’ in Spanish, is an ongoing initiative to capture and celebrate the diversity of Latinos culture. The StoryCorps MobileBooth – an Airstream trailer outfitted with a recording studio – will be parked at East Los Angeles Library for 6 weeks. Reserv... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) and her husband, Edward Allard, are pictured congratulating LA Laker Kobe Bryant following a ceremony at the White House honoring the team for winning the NBA Title last year. The full transcript of the President's remarks are as follows: " THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello! How are you? Thank you, everybody. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you so much, everybody. Please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. And congratulations, a little belatedly,... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) supported efforts today to help earthquake victims in Haiti by offering an immediate benefit to Americans who make charitable contributions to aid the region. Passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a voice vote, this bipartisan legislation (H.R. 4462) would allow individuals making a charitable contribution after January 11th and before March 1st to victims of the earthquake in Haiti to claim these charitable contributions on their 2009 tax ret... Read more

The City of Downey received an application from Tesla Motors today, which allows staff to begin the review process necessary to bring the electric car manufacturer to Downey. The planning application, submitted jointly by the property owner and Tesla, requests the city approve a subdivision of the property and determines if the proposed assembly plant is in compliance with the Downey Landing Specific Plan. Staff is confident that the proposed use is expressly allowed under the current specific p... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to discuss the agency’s public health priorities, including initiatives to combat underage drinking and teen pregnancy prevention. The congresswoman is the author of the Support 21 Act of 2009 (HR 1028), which authorizes a new highly visible media campaign to educate the public about underage drinking laws and build support for their enforcement. It ... Read more