Alejandro Bunag, a 17-year-old junior at the Civitas School of Leadership on the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center campus in Downtown Los Angeles, spent the Fall 2009 semester in Washington, D.C., as one of 62 high school students from throughout the country and one of 10 students from California taking part in the House Page Program, sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives. “By providing a unique opportunity for young people to experience first-hand how Congress operates, the House Page P... Read more

Recognizing that Asian American, Pacific Islander, and African American communities are disproportionally affected by hepatitis B& C infection, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Congressional Hispanic Caucuses (CHC) are seeking to establish a federal strategy to educate minority communities to prevent, treat, and manage viral hepatitis. Legislation called the Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009, H.R. 3974... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) is pleased to join Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis in announcing the Pathways Out of Poverty grant awards authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Pathways Out of Poverty grants total $147 million of the $500 million in Green Jobs training grant funding made available by the Recovery Act. “I am pleased to join U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis in announcing the award of Pathways Out of Poverty green jobs training grants,” Co... Read more

As plans to build the Go For Broke National Education Center in the Little Tokyo area of Downtown Los Angeles at Temple and Alameda Streets move forward, the United States Congress has approved an additional $1.5 million toward construction, following $4 million awarded to the nonprofit organization for 2009. The new headquarters for Go For Broke National Education Center is being located beside the Go For Broke Monument that the organization completed in 1999. "On behalf of Go For Broke Nationa... Read more

U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) invites all interested high school students living in California’s 34th Congressional District to participate in “An Artistic Discovery” – the 2010 Congressional Student Art Competition. The deadline to submit entries is Thursday, February 11, 2010. “The congressional student art competition helps build self esteem in young artists and provides the community with valuable insight into the life experiences, challenges, and joys of our talented high ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard commended Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton’s decision to end his agency’s policy of detaining asylum seekers who have a credible fear of persecution in their home countries. The shift follows years of advocacy by the congresswoman on behalf of this vulnerable group and reflects the goals of her bill—H.R. 1215, the Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act. As an outspoken critic of our broken immigration system and a leadi... Read more

The 2010 spending bill signed by President Obama on December 16, 2009 includes half a million dollars for Chrysalis, a Los Angeles based nonprofit dedicated to helping those suffering from poverty and homelessness become self-sufficient through employment opportunities. The funding will be used for a program that helps ex-offenders re-enter the work force. Chrysalis has experienced a 40% increase in the number of clients seeking its services over the past year due to the economic downturn. Of th... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) applauded today’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill conference report agreement, which makes critical investments to provide our troops with the resources they need at home and on the battlefield. Passed by a vote of 395 to 34, the legislation provides funds to support current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and military efforts to combat terrorism. It also funds major weapons systems, combat vehicles, aircraft, military eq... Read more

“With unemployment in Los Angeles County exceeding 12 percent and families continuing to struggle to make ends meet, I am proud to join my colleagues in supporting legislation to redirect savings from the TARP government Wall Street bailout program to create and save jobs on Main Streets across the country, the very heart and soul of our local communities,” Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. “The legislation provides $48.3 billion in infrastructure investments, creating new jobs by rebuil... Read more

At a press conference on Capitol Hill, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) hailed the introduction the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act (CIR A.S.A.P.) of 2009, to which she contributed critical provisions to protect the rights of detained immigrants and enable undocumented students to attend college. As an outspoken critic of our broken immigration system and a leading voice in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congresswoman Roybal-Allard has lo... Read more