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Congresswoman Roybal-Allard addresses a panel that includes Labor Secretary Hilda Solis about the plight of farm worker children at the Department of Labor.
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Rep. Edward R. Roybal Receives Posthumous Medal of Freedom from President Obama; Rep. Roybal-Allard Accepts on Her Father’s Behalf November 24, 2014 Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) attended the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House, where she accepted a Medal on behalf of her late father, Former Congressman Edward R. Roybal. President Obama presented the award. “It was an honor for me to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of my late father," said Congresswoman Roybal-Allard. "My family and I are tremendously grateful for this recognition of my father, and this celebration of his accompli... More
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Rep. Roybal-Allard Praises AIDS Funding Advocacy of Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Rep. Edward R. Roybal November 21, 2014 On the eve of President Barack Obama posthumously honoring former Congressman Edward R. Roybal with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony on Monday, November 24th, Congressman Roybal’s daughter, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), issued the following statement regarding her late father’s record as an early and longstanding advocate for federal AIDS funding: “My father was willing to lead the battle in Congress to fund AIDS research in the first years of the epidem... More
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Rep. Roybal-Allard Responds to President Obama’s Speech Announcing Executive Action on Immigration November 20, 2014 Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following response to President Obama’s speech this evening announcing his executive action on immigration: “I applaud President Barack Obama for announcing executive action that begins to address our nation’s broken immigration system. The President’s common-sense, responsible, and humane decision is fully within his legal authority. His action is grounded in 60 years of hard precedent. Since the 1950s, every president of both parties has u... More
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Rep. Roybal-Allard & Congressional Women Leaders: Don’t Ignore the Plight of Immigrant Mothers in Detention November 19, 2014 Today, on the eve of an expected announcement by President Obama on immigration reform, Members of the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform, led by the group’s Chair, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), called for an independent investigation of allegations of sexual abuse of detained immigrant mothers in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. They also reiterated their strong belief that detention in prison-like conditions is inappropriate for familie... More
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Rep. Roybal-Allard Leads Congressional Women Leaders, DREAMers, and Mothers of DREAMers in Calling on President Obama to Protect Parents of DREAMers from Deportation November 18, 2014 Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the Chair of the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform, was joined by Working Group colleagues Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), as well as undocumented young people – DREAMers – and mothers of DREAMers at a Capitol Hill press conference this afternoon. The press conference was held to support President Obama’s intention to move forward with executive action to reform our broken immigration sys... More
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