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2006 Issues by Date | 2006 Issues by Topic | Previous Years
Read the latest news from Washington DC and the 34th Congressional District. Below is a list of press releases that highlight new initiatives and chronicles the work of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard.
Current Issues by Topic
Business News- (December 15, 2006) Downey - Photos: The Downey Chamber of Commerce Holds its annual Holiday Open House.
- (December 14, 2006) Boyle Heights - Photo: The congresswoman updates members of the Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce about her federal efforts in Congress to reduce crime, revitalize neighborhoods and support local youth at its annual holiday breakfast.
- (December 14, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: Fashion Business Inc.'s Founder, Frances Harder, showed the congresswoman the classrooms where the organization conducts industry-related training sessions for its members who are apparel workers and entrepreneurs. The congresswoman secured $49,600 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Labor for Fashion Business Inc. to launch a new eight-week certification course on a computer-based order-entry and data-management system for apparel companies.
- (December 14, 2006) Vernon - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard discusses with members of the Vernon Chamber of Commerce the importance of working in partnership with other area chambers to help small business owners access useful resources at its annual Holiday Open House.
- (November 3, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: The Valley Economic Development Center Celebrates 30 Years of Assisting Businesses in the Los Angeles Area.
- (November 2, 2006) City of Bell - Photo: The Bell Chamber of Commerce's Autumn Mixer.
- (November 2, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: The congresswoman updated members of the downtown business community about ongoing efforts to revitalize downtown at the Central City Association's Executive Committee meeting at The California Endowment offices in downtown Los Angeles.
- (September 29, 2006) Rosemead, CA - Photo: The Asian Food Trade Association Inducts New Board Members.
- (September 12, 2006) Washington, D.C. - A proud salute to Rusty Hammer who - after five fruitful years - left his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
- (April 20, 2006) Downtown, LA - Photos: The LA Fashion Business Improvement District held its annual meeting at the California Mart.
- (March 24, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photos: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) tours Pac West's facility near Wilshire and Grand.
- (February 23, 2006) Monterey Park, CA - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein greet Los Angeles Councilmember Jose Huizar (CD-14) at a special luncheon of the Eastside Chambers of Commerce.
- (February 8, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) accepts the National Textile Center University Research Consortium Award in recognition of her leadership in support of the National Textile Center's work on behalf of the fiber, textile, and apparel industries.
- (January 27, 2006) Downey, CA - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulated local business leaders for their membership in the Downey Chamber of Commerce at the chamber's 103rd Anniversary Luncheon.
- (January 27, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard presents John Suh, President of the Korean American Economic Development Center (KAEDC), with a Certificate of Recognition at a gala banquet kicking off the First Annual Korean American Economic Development Conference.
- (January 26, 2006) Los Angeles, CA - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) attends the LA Area Chamber of Commerce's 117th Annual Installation Dinner.
- (January 18, 2006) Los Angeles, CA - Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulates the Los Angeles office of an international architecture and planning firm on its receipt of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Export Achievement Certificate.
Health News- (December 27, 2006) Los Angeles - Op-ed: Funding Supports Proven Strategy: Drunk Driving Enforcement Saves Lives.
- (December 20, 2006) Washington, D.C. - The President Signs the Congresswoman's "STOP (Sober Truth on Preventing) Underage Drinking Act" Into Law.
- (December 13, 2006) Boyle Heights - Photos: The congresswoman visits the University of Southern California's Health Sciences Campus in Boyle Heights.
- (December 13, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: The congresswoman tours HealthCare Partners Medical Group's downtown office to meet with key physicians and staff about healthcare issues that concern Los Angeles families.
- (December 13, 2006) East Los Angeles - Photos: Representatives from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pulled up to the Salazar Park Senior Center on East Whittier Boulevard in a special Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage outreach bus to help seniors enroll in Medicare's new prescription drug benefit.
- (December 12, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: The congresswoman meets with representatives from local community health clinics to discuss the importance of federal funding for new community health centers in Los Angeles County.
- (December 7, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Following this week's final passage in Congress, the "STOP (Sober Truth on Preventing) Underage Drinking Act" Heads to the President to be Signed into Law.
- (December 1, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: On World AIDS Day, the congresswoman commends Bienestar, a non-profit organization that provides HIV/AIDS services to Latino families and other underserved individuals, for its outstanding work in the community.
- (October 28, 2006) City of Commerce - Photos: Community residents turn out for the Commerce Family Wellness "Health, Wellness and Resource Fair."
- (October 27, 2006) Downey - The Downey Unified School Board celebrates the success of its True Lasting Connections' Family Resource Center.
- (October 19, 2006) Hollywood, CA - Photo: JWCH Institute, Inc., a private non-profit health agency serving Los Angeles County patients, awards the congresswoman its distinguished "Hand & Heart" award for her strong leadership in addressing the homeless problem and alleviating its impact on downtown Los Angeles.
- (October 4, 2006) Por la Congresista Lucille Roybal-Allard: Las hispanas son las que corren el más alto riesgo de partos con espina bífida, y las que consumen menores dosis de ácido fólico.
- (October 4, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Op-ed: October is National Spina Bifida Awareness Month.
- (September 26, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Actress Cheryl Hines, Emmy-nominated star of the sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, visits Capitol Hill on behalf of United Cerebral Palsy.
- (September 20, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Cancer advocates from Huntington Park, Cudahy, Downey and Bellflower visit Capitol Hill to garner support for a legislative agenda to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer.
- (August 2, 2006) Downey, CA - Photo: Patients and staff of the DaVita Downey Dialysis Center explain dialysis and the center's outpatient services.
- (July 27, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Ms. Jo Merrill, the former March of Dimes Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, is honored with a congressional record tribute upon her retirement from the national voluntary health agency after 22 years.
- (June 28, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry, a national spokesperson for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), thanked Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard for her efforts in Congress to curb underage drinking at a briefing in the U.S. Capitol Building.
- (June 8, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator Martha Herrera of USC University Hospital in Boyle Heights visits Capitol Hill to discuss federal funding for diabetes research and prevention.
- (May 23, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Op-ed: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Introduces the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2006 (HR 5397).
- (May 10, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulated representatives of CARE Ambulance Service on the company's recent selection as the new 911 Emergency Ambulance Service for families in Los Angeles County. The congresswoman also congratulated two of the Emergency Medical Technicians with CARE who were honored recently by their peers for exemplary service during Hurricane Katrina and Rita.
- (May 2, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Calls for Passage of Legislation to Expand Access to Affordable, Quality and Reliable Health Coverage for America's Families.
- (April 27, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: In honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joined the Century Council in unveiling its new public awareness campaign called "Girl Talk" focused on underage drinking among teenage girls. At the event, the congresswoman discussed the STOP Act, which she sponsored to make permanent a national media campaign directed at parents, and to provide grants to local organizations to address underage drinking in their communities.
- (April 9, 2006) Boyle Heights - Photo: White Memorial Medical Center Celebrates Grand Opening of New Specialty Care Tower.
- (April 5, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Members of the American Academy of Ophthalmology discuss eye care issues on Capitol Hill.
- (April 3, 2006) Congresista Lucille Roybal-Allard hace un llamado para mas tiempo para suscribir en el nuevo programa de prescripción de drogas por enfermedad.
- (April 3, 2006) Op-ed: Reminder about the May 15 deadline for Medicare beneficiaries to sign up for a Medicare prescription drug plan without paying penalties.
- (March 29, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: At the request of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard who is a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, Mr. Carl E. Coan, President & CEO of Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center in Downtown, Los Angeles, testified before the subcommittee about the important role of community health centers in providing critical pediatric services to children in underserved areas.
- (March 22, 2006) Commerce - Photos: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with representatives from nine area health care clinics - all members of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County -- at a roundtable discussion she organized at the Commerce Emergency Operations Center to discuss their patients' health care needs. A member of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Subcommittee of Appropriations, the congresswoman also received the National Association of Community Health Centers' 2005 Distinguished Community Health Defender award.
- (March 22, 2006) Huntington Park, CA - Photo: Representatives from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pulled up to the Oldtimers Foundation in Huntington Park recently in a special Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage outreach bus to help seniors enroll in Medicare's new prescription drug benefit that started January 1.
- (March 1, 2006) Op-ed by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard: Women who take a daily multivitamin containing the recommended amount of folic acid can prevent serious birth defects.
- (February 23, 2006) Downey, CA - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard reads "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" to two-year-old Kei Ana J. Hood at the new Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center. The visit was part of the Reach Out and Read literacy program which promotes early literacy by bringing new books and advice about the importance of reading aloud into the pediatric exam room.
- (February 22, 2006) Commerce, CA - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard speaks to seniors at the Commerce Senior Center about Medicare's new prescription drug benefit that started January 1.
Latino Issues- (October 14, 2006) Boyle Heights - Photo: Jovenes, Inc., a non-profit organization that serves homeless youth, presents the congresswoman with its first-ever Community Excellence Award for her help in securing $300,000 in federal funds for computers.
- (October 13, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: CHARO Community Development Corporation celebrates its 39th anniversary.
- (September 21, 2006) Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. - Photos: Members of Congress joined more than 100 local Latino community leaders - including Sandra Mendoza of Pico Union in Los Angeles - and representatives from national Latino advocacy organizations in unveiling the Democratic legislative agenda for Latino families.
- (September 8, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Latino leaders from throughout the country gather for the National Latino Congreso (Congress) to discuss issues critical to Latino families.
- (July 13, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Op-ed: Swift U.S. Senate Passage of Voting Rights Act Reauthorization Needed.
- (July 1, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photos: Hundreds of legal permanent residents took part in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus' National Citizenship Day at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The national effort consisted of a series of citizenship workshops held across the country on July 1 to assist eligible immigrants through the process of becoming U.S. citizens.
- (June 7, 2006) Los Angeles, CA - Photo: Legal Permanent Residents are Urged to Attend the July 1 Citizenship Workshop at the Los Angeles Convention Center (West Hall A) from 8-2 p.m. To Promote the Nationwide Citizenship Day effort, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a Kick-off Press Conference in Washington, D.C.
- (May 24, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Immigrant students and their friends participate in National Lobby Day on Capitol Hill to garner support for Congresswoman Roybal-Allard's American Dream Act.
- (May 18, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Members of the National Association of Hispanic Publications honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its Outstanding Congressional Advocacy Acknowledgement Award for her ongoing support of Hispanic publishers in this country.
- (May 5, 2006) Para el Cinco de Mayo, Debemos Advertir a los Jóvenes de Nuestra Nación sobre los Peligros de Convertir esta Celebración Cultural en "Bebida de Mayo."
- (May 5, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Op-ed: On Cinco de Mayo, We Must Caution Our Nation's Youth About the Dangers of Turning the Cultural Celebration into "Drinko de Mayo."
- (May 2, 2006) U.S. Capitol Steps, Washington, D.C. - Photo: Democrats and Republicans from the House and the Senate joined together to announce support for legislation to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act.
- (March 25, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photos: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Joins 500,000 at a rally against passage of the Sensenbrenner bill (HR 4437) which would make illegal presence in the United States a crime.
- (March 24, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard speaks at a reception hosted by the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
- (January 28, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: Named after her father, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard presents the Edward R. Roybal Scholarship Award to two law students at the Mexican American Bar Association's 46th Annual Installation of Officers and Awards Gala. In keeping with the late Congressman Ed Roybal's legacy, the $5,000 scholarships are awarded to law students who demonstrate a dedication to the Latino community.
Student News
- (December 16, 2006) Cudahy - Photo: The congresswoman meets with local participants of Special Angels USA International in Cudahy Park.
- (December 15, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - The congresswoman visits the children of the Hope Street Family Center's Early Childhood Center, which is a component of the California Hospital Medical Center's Community Programs.
- (December 13, 2006) Boyle
Heights – Photo: Nearly three months following
its opening, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulated the staff
and students of the Boyle Heights Youth Technology Center for their success
in getting the facility off to a running start. During her visit, the congresswoman – who
sits in the Appropriations Committee and secured $100,000 in federal funds
for the facility – praised the center’s emphasis on education
and computer skills in preparing students for employment in today’s
competitive global job market.
- (December 12, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulated this year's Millennium Momentum Foundation's honorees who were recognized for their efforts to promote workforce diversity at all levels of corporate and government employment.
- (December 8, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Downey Intern Hoda Elshishtawy completes a Washington, D.C. internship in the congresswoman's office.
- (November 20, 2006) Boyle Heights - Photos: Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School is named a Blue Ribbon high school by the U.S. Department of Education.
- (October 18, 2006) Commerce, CA - Photo:The Rio Hondo Boys and Girls Club holds its 2006 Annual Officers Installation and Awards Banquet held at Commerce's Crowne Plaza Hotel.
- (October 18, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photos: The congresswoman tours Art Share LA. An early supporter of the non-profit, the congresswoman secured $150,000 in federal funds for its technology instruction for at-risk youth.
- (October 16, 2006) City of Maywood - Photo: The community celebrates the opening of the new Maywood Academy High School.
- (September 23, 2006) Downey - Photos: The congresswoman holds her annual service academy workshop at the Downey City Library.
- (September 23, 2006) Downey, CA - Photo: At this year's service academy workshop at the Downey Public Library, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked Nicholaus Parmer of Downey for his helpful assistance as an intern in her district office in downtown.
- (September 15, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: The community celebrates the opening of the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex located at 322 South Lucas Avenue in downtown.
- (September 5, 2006) Downey - High School Students and Parents Invited to September 23 U.S. Service Academy Workshop.
- (August 11, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Justin Woo completes an internship in the congresswoman's district office this summer.
- (August 4, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: Justin Jeng, who participated in the Taiwanese American Citizenship League Internship program, completes an internship in the congresswoman's district office this summer.
- (August 4, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: Marvin Benitez of Boyle Heights completes a summer internship in the congresswoman's district office.
- (August 2, 2006) Bell Gardens, CA - Photo: City of Bell Gardens' Director of Recreation and Community Services Pamela Yugar thanks the congresswoman for her assistance in securing $35,000 in federal funds for the city's new computer lab which opened in March and can be used by the city's residents at no charge.
- (August 1, 2006) Bell Gardens, CA - Photos: Bell Gardens Community Adult School students learn about a wide-variety of issues pending before Congress, including immigration reform proposals and the need to increase the federal minimum wage.
- (August 1, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: Students and representatives from the California Institute of the Arts present the congresswoman with an art piece prepared by the students in appreciation of her assistance in securing federal funding for the college's digital art training program for disadvantaged youth in the 34th District and throughout the Los Angeles area.
- (July 22, 2006) Boyle Heights - Photo: Community Leaders Celebrate the Opening of a New Computer Lab at the Lucille Beserra Roybal Youth & Family Center.
- (July 18, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Twenty-two year-old Juan Alvarez of Downey wraps up a one-month summer internship program sponsored by the National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials.
- (July 11, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Los Angeles County School Superintendent Darline Robles and members of the Board visit Capitol Hill to discuss the county's six-county collaborative effort to assist Southern California's English Language Learner students achieve high levels of academic achievement.
- (July 8, 2006) Boyle Heights, LA - Photo: Boyle Heights high school students participate in the Salesian Boys and Girls Club of Los Angeles' Adelante Leadership Summer Program.
- (June 28, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Congressional Art Competition Winner Jennifer Rosas of Bellflower Attends the National Student Art Competition Exhibit Opening in the U.S. Capitol Building.
- (June 22, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Roosevelt High School junior Linda López visits our nation's capital as part of the U.S. House of Representatives Page Program.
- (June 15, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Op-ed: Student Loan Consolidation by June 30 Results in Significant College Savings for Families.
- (April 25, 2006) Los Angeles - Photos: The 2006 34th Congressional District Student Art Competition Finalists Are Announced.
- (April 18, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: The Los Angeles community celebrates the groundbreaking of the new Urban Job Corps Campus for at-risk youth.
- (April 5, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Eighth grade students from Henry T. Gage Middle School in Huntington Park visit Capitol Hill.
- (April 1, 2006) Washington, D.C. - The "Go for Broke Educational Foundation" Receives a $99,000 Federal Grant.
- (March 23, 2006) Downey, CA - Photo: As part of the National Education Association's annual Read Across America event, Downey students celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday by reading "Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!"
- (March 22, 2006) Downtown, Los Angeles - Photo: Miki Jordan, the Executive Director of Para Los Niños, leaves the agency after 14 years of service to the community's children and families. A longtime supporter of Para Los Niños, the congresswoman secured $500,000 for its programs in 2001 and currently serves on its advisory board.
- (February 28, 2006) Bellflower, CA - Photos: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates high school seniors Akira Nervik and Devon Zillmer, both of Bellflower, on their appointments to one of our nation's top military service academies. Devon Zillmer accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and Akira Nervik accepted an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
- (February 28, 2006) Washington, D.C. - As the April 17 deadline to file tax returns approaches, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard encourages teachers, teachers' aides, principals and counselors to take advantage of a federal tax deduction for school supplies purchased with their own money.
- (February 19, 2006) Commerce, CA - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulates the Rio Hondo Boys and Girls Club and its Executive Director Robert Rubio at the club's annual fashion show luncheon for inspiring and enabling young people to realize their full potential.
- (February 14, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) speaks at a rally on Capitol Hill attended by scores of alcohol and substance-abuse prevention youth advocates and community leaders from throughout the country. The congresswoman spoke about the dangers of underage drinking and her measure to address the problem called "The STOP (Sober Truth on Preventing) Underage Drinking Act" (HR 864).
- (February 1, 2006) Washington, D.C. - Photo: Los Angeles Community College District officials thank Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard for her ongoing support of federal funding for higher education.
- (January 30, 2006) Los Angeles, CA - Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard invites all interested high school students living in California's 34th Congressional District to participate in "Artistic Discovery" - the 2006 Congressional Student Art Competition. The deadline to submit entries is February 27.
- (January 28, 2006) Alhambra, CA - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard presents retired Hollenbeck Middle School Principal Victoria Castro with a Certificate of Congressional Recognition for her outstanding years of service to the children of Boyle Heights and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
- (January 19, 2006) East Los Angeles, CA - Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard's Grants Manager to Speak at East Los Angeles Financial Aid Workshop.
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