Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) joined in sending a letter to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter regarding the Pentagon’s efforts to take back bonus overpayments that were made to California National Guard soldiers. Secretary Carter recently announced that the Pentagon will suspend these efforts. The letter, which is signed by more than 200 Members of Congress, urges Secretary Carter to waive these bonus recoupments in appropriate cases, and to inform Congress if he believes he does not... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement about her vote today against the fiscal year 2017 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill: “Today, House Republican leaders engaged in a shameful abuse of power during consideration of the fiscal year 2017 MilCon/VA Appropriations Bill. “When they saw that Rep. Maloney’s amendment prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination was about to be approved, GOP leaders held the vote open until they could force enough ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2016 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill: “Our veterans and our communities deserve more than the totally inadequate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill which passed the House yesterday. This bill falls far short of providing sufficient funding for Veterans Affairs, offering a staggering $1.4 bil... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard released the following statement on voting for the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 to fix student loan interest rates: Unfortunately the ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 did not support the future students of our nation. However, I voted for the less than ideal student loan compromise bill because it prevented the doubling of interest rates for today’s students. Without this bill passing, 11 million undergraduate borrow... Read more

Saturday, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard hosted a job fair at Salt Lake Park in Huntington Park. The fair featured 37 employers and drew over 850 local job seekers. Fourteen veteran services organizations, including the VA and LA District Director Dennis Kueva, offered special resources for job seeking veterans. The Mobile Vet Unit was also on site to review pending VA claims. “As our economy continues to recover, it is important that we keep the focus on jobs,” said Congresswoman Roybal-Al... Read more

On Thursday, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (CA-38) held a meeting at her district office in Santa Fe Springs with Rep. Judy Chu (CA-32), Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34), and Dennis Kuewa, Director of Veterans Affairs for the Los Angeles Region, to review a recent Office of Inspector General VA report and receive an explanation for the slow response times local veterans have reported from the Los Angeles Veterans Administration. “Veterans deserve the best service that we can provide,” Napolitano sa... Read more

Congresswoman Roybal-Allard joined local community leaders and veterans in Downey, Commerce and Huntington Park this week to honor the commitment and sacrifice of the United States armed services. At each event Representative Roybal-Allard spoke of the heroism displayed across generations by the men and women who wear this nation’s uniform, and the debt of gratitude owed by all who benefit from their sacrifices. ### Read more

Today more than 19,000 Japanese-Americans who served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service (commonly known as the "go for broke" regiments) were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal – the nation’s highest civilian honor – for their service during World War II. “I am pleased to join our country in extending my most heartfelt congratulations to the Nisei veterans of the 110th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and ... Read more

CONGRESSWOMAN LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (CA-34) INVITES STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE U.S. SERVICE ACADEMIES WHAT: U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard will host a free information workshop for high school students interested in attending a U.S. service academy. Students will learn about the academy requirements, including the application process for receiving a nomination from the congresswoman. The service academies provide a free college education in return for five years of m... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) proudly presents Mr. James Duessent of Bellflower with long overdue military service awards earned by his late brother, Charles P. Duessent, who served in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class. He was subsequently killed in action at the age of 21 on February 12, 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. As his only surviving relative, Mr. James Duessent contacted the congresswoman’s office for assistance in obtaining the medals. The congresswoman wrote an... Read more