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December 2004

• (December 23, 2004) Little Tokyo, Los Angeles_Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with seniors at the Koreisha Chushokukai Senior Center to learn about their concerns regarding Social Security and other important federal programs.
• (December 21, 2004) Angelus Plaza, downtown Los Angeles - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with seniors at the Angelus Plaza senior housing complex to learn about their concerns regarding Social Security and other important federal programs.
• (December 17, 2004) Chinatown, Los Angeles - Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with seniors at the Chinatown Senior Citizens Center to learn about their concerns regarding Social Security and other important federal programs.
• (December 14, 2004) Downey - (Photo) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard discusses her efforts to protect guaranteed benefits under Social Security with seniors at the Barbara Riley Community Center.
• (December 7, 2004) Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard thanked Daniel Gardner of Downey for his assistance in her Washington, D.C. office during a two-month fellowship program that ended in early December.
• (December 3, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Mayor Hahn Announce $61 million Homeland Security Award for the Los Angeles Urban Area
• (December 2, 2004) Pico Union/Westlake - Photos: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard attends the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the naming of a new technology center in her honor at the Pico Union Family Resource Center.
• (December 2, 2004) Photos: Boyle Heights - Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with more than 250 Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles residents at the Lucille Beserra Roybal Youth and Family Center.

• (November 22, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard Announces Funding For Major Los Angeles Infrastructure And Community Projects.
• (November 19, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard discusses upcoming legislative priorities for the 109th Congress with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic Women Members of Congress at a meeting on Capitol Hill.
• (November 18, 2004) Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Meets with Belmont High School Junior Emily Andrade during her stay in Washington, D.C. as a participant in the National Young Leaders’ Conference.
• (November 15, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard joins other members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and Los Angeles business leaders in downtown Los Angeles to increase awareness about the importance of supporting education programs for Latino students.
• (November 11, 2004) Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard observes Veterans Day with the City of Commerce.
• (November 9, 2004) Un artículo de opinión de la Congresista Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34): SOCIEDAD: Honrar a los veteranos en su día.
• (November 9, 2004) Op-ed by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34): Honoring Our Veterans.
• (November 5, 2004) City of Los Angeles Earmarks First $3 Million For L. A. River Project. The Funding will Pay for Creating a Long-term Plan to Revitalize a 30-mile Stretch of the LA River.

• (October 28, 2004) USC, Davidson Conference Center, Los Angeles - (Photo) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard speaks at the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute Conference about efforts to improve Latino college enrollment.
• (October 26, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard meets with students at the Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in the Westlake area of Los Angeles during Teach for America Week.
• (October 16, 2004) Photo: Congresswoman Roybal-Allard thanks U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Joshua Ramirez of Huntington Park for helping to conduct this year's service academy workshop in Bellflower.
• (October 14, 2004) In Observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Marie Claire and Liz Claiborne Join the Office of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) At a Briefing to Discuss Congressional Action On the Important Issue.
• (October 13, 2004) Op-Ed: Wondering How to Pay Sky-Rocketing College Costs? Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34th) Urges Cash-Strapped Parents and Students to Review All the Options
• (October 9, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Announces Final Passage of the FY 2005 Homeland Security Spending Bill. The Measure Includes a Provision the Congresswoman Authored to Prevent the Privatization of Immigration Services Jobs.
• (October 5, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s measure to name the planned space learning center in Downey, CA “The Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center” passes the U.S. House of Representatives

• (September 26, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard is honored by White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights for her successful efforts to obtain $1.49 million for the hospital to expand its neonatal intensive care, emergency care and cardiac care units.
• (September 25, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard is honored by AltaMed for her ongoing support of the health care organization's HIV programs and services.
• (September 24, 2004) Op-ed by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34): Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Invites the Community to her October 9 District Health and Resource Fair at the Maywood Activity Center at 4801 E. 58th Street from 10 to 2 p.m. Health care screenings for diabetes, heart disease, asthma and many other serious illnesses will be conducted on site at no charge
• (September 22, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with California leaders in the credit union industry.
• (September 22, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34th) Invites Students to Learn More About the U.S. Service Academies
• (September 21, 2004) Photo: During the national week of action on immigation reform, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard is honored by leading advocacy organizations for her work on the Student Adjustment Act. The congresswoman's measure (H.R. 1684) would help undocumented students who meet certain eligibility requirements to qualify for in-state tuition and obtain legal residency.
• (September 20, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard speaks at the 10th Annual Rail-Volution Conference in Los Angeles about the importance of livable communities, smart growth and transit-oriented development.
• (September 15, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard meets with Mr. Fred Wellons of Baker Commodities, Inc.
• (September 14, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard speaks about the importance of reducing underage drinking at a briefing co-hosted by the National PTA and the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth.
• (September 10, 2004) Photo: Congresswoman Roybal-Allard meets with members from local chambers throughout the 34th Congressional District in Maywood to learn how she can best assist them in dealing with federal agencies.
• (September 9, 2004) Senate, House take up Congresswoman Roybal-Allard's measure to halt the outsourcing of immigration services jobs.
• (September 9, 2004) Photo: Members of the California Bankers Association (CBA) praised Congresswoman Roybal-Allard for her ongoing support of the Small Business Administration's 7A loan program
• (September 8, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with Brendan Kelley of the Ben Myerson Candy Company.

• (August 24, 2004) Los Angeles Conservancy Grants Bring Over $1 Million to Historic Broadway
• (August 20, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanks two of her district interns, Diane Chang of the Taiwanese American Citizens League and Soohyun Cheong of the Korean American Coalition, for their help in her Los Angeles office this summer.
• (August 16, 2004) Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent a Letter to the Administration in Opposition to Proposed Rules on Health Care for Immigrants
• (August 11, 2004) Op-ed by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34): Medicare Prescription Drug update

• (July 22, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Announces Funding to Construct a New Federal Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles
• (July 22, 2004) El Concejal Villaraigosa y la Congresista Roybal-Allard Inauguran el Centro de Tecnologia Avanzada en Boyle Heights Celebracion Comunitaria Marca la Apertura de la Instalacion de $11 Millones
• (July 22, 2004) Councilmember Villaraigosa and Congresswoman Roybal-Allard Break Ground On State-of-the-Art Technology Center in Boyle Heights Community Celebration Marks Groundbreaking of $11 Million Facility
• (July 21, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard was Joined Today by Senate and House Colleagues in Introducing “The STOP (Sober Truth on Preventing) Underage Drinking Act”
• (July 17, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Attends the Groundbreaking Ceremony For the Eastside Extension of the Metro Gold Line Light Rail Project
• (July 13, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Welcomed Art Competition Winner Christine Bae Of Bellflower to Washington, D.C. for the Opening of the Student Art Competition Exhibit in the Capitol Building
• (July 7, 2004) Photo: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard met with Kathleen Reyes of the City of Commerce during her visit to Washington, D.C. as the California delegate to the National Education Association's Representative Assembly. A 7th and 8th grade teacher at Bell Gardens Intermediate, Ms. Reyes met with the congresswoman to discuss the impact of the "No Child Left Behind Act" on special education students and English language learners.
• (July 6, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Invites Local Residents To A U.S. Citizenship Workshop
• (July 4, 2004) Op-ed by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34): Celebrating America's Birth.
• (July 1, 2004) Photo: Congresswoman Roybal-Allard attends the annual Independence Day celebration at the Angelus Plaza senior housing complex in Los Angeles.

• (June 30, 2004) Photo: Congresswoman Roybal-Allard meets with elected officials, community leaders and other residents of the City of Cudahy to hear their concerns and to discuss the many services her office provides to constituents.
• (June 25, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Announces House Passage of 2005 Funding For Los Angeles Harbor And Los Angeles River.
• (June 24, 2004) Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Honors Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its 2004 Congressional Excellence Award
• (June 22, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with representatives from Private Essential Access Community Hospitals (PEACH, Inc.) in Los Angeles to discuss federal funding of key health care programs that service the majority of their patients.
• (June 18, 2004) Floor Statement by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Against the Privatization of Immigration Officers.
• (June 18, 2004) Gracias a una Medida aprobada Hoy por la Cámara de Representantes, Los Angeles podría obtener un gran aumento en Fondos de Seguridad Nacional, Anunció la Congresista Lucille Roybal-Allard.
• (June 18, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Announces House Passage of Security Training Rules for Flight Attendants
• (June 18, 2004) Under a House-Passed Measure Today, Los Angeles Would Gain Sizable Increases in Homeland Security Funds, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Announced.
• (June 17, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulates El Clasificado, a company based in East Los Angeles that publishes the nation’s second-largest free Spanish-language weekly magazine, on becoming a top 10 finalist in the Dell/NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) Small Business Excellence in Customer Experience Award.
• (June 17, 2004) Un artículo de opinión de la Congresista Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34): Graduación para todos: una meta alcanzable.
• (June 17, 2004) Op-ed by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34): Graduation For All - An Achievable Goal
• (June 17, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard meets with Bill Noce, the President and CEO of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Elizabeth Lowe, the chair of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and Gail Margolis to discuss federal health care funding for children.
• (June 14, 2004) Nominated by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34), Downey, Huntington Park Students Accept Prestigious Appointments to U.S. Service Academies.
• (June 1, 2004) Federal Transit Administration Approves $490.7 Million Funding Pact For Light Rail Extension To East Los Angeles.

• (May 27, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Attends a Check Presentation Ceremony at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA.
• (May 27, 2004) The first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard tells what she's learned to Latina Style Magazine.
• (May 20, 2004) National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition honors Congresswoman Roybal-Allard with the Special Impact Award for her work to promote Maternal and Child Health.
• (May 19, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with Kay Buck, the Executive Director of the Los Angeles-based Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking.
• (May 19, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Applauds the Announcement by Tecate Beer to Discontinue its Offensive Billboard Ad.
• (May 19, 2004) Op-ed: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Praises The National World War II Memorial And Urges Participation In The Memorial's Online Registry And Library Of Congress' Veterans History Project.
• (May 18, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) discusses prescription drug costs with pharmacists.
• (May 18, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard hosts the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce during its annual "ACCESS DC" trip.
• (May 14, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and other members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus protest "racist and sexist" Tecate beer ad.
• (May 13, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with members of the National Association of REALTORS.
• (May 6, 2004) As Mother’s Day approaches, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) will introduce the “Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2004” to help mothers raise healthy children.
• (May 6, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) congratulates the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority for repaying its federal loan 28 years early.
• (May 5, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) honors Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans and current service members
• (May 5, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanks Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Mike Roberts of Cerritos, CA for his outstanding leadership in June 2003 when he directed all emergency equipment - including 11 ambulances and fire equipment - to the scene of a 15-car train derailment in the City of Commerce.
• (May 5, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) and California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez meet with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation.
• (May 4, 2004) Michele Rakoff, co-chair of the Los Angeles Breast Cancer Alliance, presented Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its 2004 Leadership Award for her ongoing support on behalf of the organization's legislative priorities.

• (April 29, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joins the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus.
• (April 28, 2004) Latino Leadership Link: The bipartisan Student Adjustment Act (H.R. 1684) breaks down the barriers students face as a result of their undocumented status.
• (April 28, 2004) El Latino Leadership Link: El Proyecto de ley de Ajuste Estudiantil (H.R. 1684) derrumba los obstáculos que los estudiantes enfrentan por culpa de ser indocumentados.
• (April 28, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Announces 2004 Congressional Arts Competition Winners.
• (April 28, 2004) La Congresista Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Anuncia A Los Ganadores De La Competencia Artística Congresional 2004.
• (April 27, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union to discuss port security, trade, labor standards and the issue of outsourcing American jobs.
• (April 24, 2004) Congresista Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Mensaje para la Radio Hispana Democrática.
• (April 23, 2004) Communities Come Together To Raise Awareness About Domestic Violence And Sexual Assaults.
• (April 22, 2004) Floor Statement: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Recognizes National Minority Cancer Awareness Week.
• (April 21, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Meets With Ronald Garcia Of East Los Angeles Who Visited Washington, D.C. This Week To Participate In The First "Next Generation Democratic Summit".
• (April 20, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Delivered the Following Statement Today at a Rally and Mock Graduation on Capitol Hill to Gain Support for Legislation to Help Undocumented Students Attend College.
• (April 8, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) celebrates the grand opening of AltaMed Health Services Corporation's newest community health center in East Los Angeles.
• (April 3, 2004) La Opinión: "RECUERDOS: El legado de César Chávez".
• (April 2, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Announces Passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of $16 million in Federal Transportation Funds for the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Bellflower, Commerce, Downey, Maywood and Vernon.

• (March 31, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard honors Antonia Hernández for her 23 years of public service with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).
• (March 31, 2004) "Cesar Chavez's Legacy"
• (March 27, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Attends TELACU Tech Center Grand Opening
• (March 17, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Downey Mayor Kirk Cartozian
• (March 16, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) To Host 9th Annual Grants Workshop
• (March 15, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard Praises East La Community Corporation For Building "Modern, Innovative, Affordable Housing For Working Families."
• (March 11, 2004) Op-ed by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34): This Tax Season, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Urges all Eligible Working Families to take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Free Tax Preparation Services
• (March 10, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) met with City of Commerce Councilwoman Nancy Ramos on March 10 in Washington, D.C.
• (March 4, 2004) Congresswoman Roybal-Allard meets with the Advocacy Director for the California Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America on March 4.
• (March 4, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard met with representatives of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Los Angeles Chapter, on Thursday, March 4 to discuss needed changes to our nation's immigration laws.
• (March 1, 2004) Free Veterans Small Business Workshop at Patriotic Hall Auditoriumin Los Angeles, April 17.
• (March 1, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Celebrates Dr. Seuss’s 100th Birthday by Reading to Students at Miles Avenue Elementary School in Huntington Park

• (February 27, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard attends the groundbreaking of the new Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Downey.
• (February 26, 2004) Bell High School Junior Stanley Martinez meets with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) as part of the Presidential Classroom Scholar’s Program on Global Business & Public Policy
• (February 20, 2004) Orthopaedic Hospital Honors Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard For Her Efforts On Behalf Of Underserved Children
• (February 13, 2004) Following a Panel Discussion in Los Angeles Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Commends the Striking Grocery Store Workers and Calls for a Swift and Just Resolution to the Dispute
• (February 11, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) meets with Patrick Gomez, Paul Roller, Art Reddy and James Vogts with the Los Angeles County Peace Officers Association on February 11 to discuss legislation in support of local law enforcement.
• (February 6, 2004) En referencia a la pérdida de $17.2 millones en reembolsos de impuestos a los constituyentes del distrito 34 en el 2001, la congresista Lucille Roybal-Allard urge a toda la comunidad trabajadora que son elegibles a aplicar para el Crédito por Ingreso del Trabajador (EITC por sus siglas en inglés). ¡Entérese aquí si usted y su familia califican!
• (February 6, 2004) Citing a $17.2 million loss in tax refunds to constituents of the 34th District in 2001 alone, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Urges all Eligible Working Families to file for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Click here to find out if you’re eligible!
• (February 1, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Announces 2004 Congressional Arts Competition

• (January 28, 2004) Free Veterans Small Business Workshop at Patriotic Hall Auditorium in Los Angeles, Feb. 21.
• (January 21, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Meets with City of Bellflower Mayor Scott Larsen.
• (January 20, 2004) Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Responds to the State of the Union
• (January 13, 2004) La Opinion: "El Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas entre Menores de Edad es un Problema que se Puede Prevenir: Urge que los Padres de Familia y la Industria del Alcohol se Involucren Más".