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Congresswoman Roybal-Allard speaks at an LA River Day celebration on Capitol Hill, as Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti looks on.
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Rep. Roybal-Allard Statement on Continuing Resolution December 19, 2018 Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement on the continuing resolution to extend government funding through February 8, 2019: “Republican leadership has failed to govern. By choosing to pursue a second CR instead of passing appropriations bills that truly meet our nation’s needs, Republicans have failed to provide government agencies with the certainty they need to serve the American people. This is not how the Appropriations process should be run. “As the top De... More
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Reps. Roybal-Allard & DeLauro Call for Enforcement of Child Labor Laws December 18, 2018 Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Bryan Jarrett calling for a comprehensive DOL strategy to enforce child labor laws. Their letter follows a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) study – commissioned at their request – which found that child labor accounts for a devastatingly high amount of work-related fatalities in the United States, especia... More
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Senior House Democrats Send Letter to DHS Inspector General Demanding Answers in Tragedy of 7-Year-Old Girl Who Died in Customs and Border Protection Custody December 14, 2018 Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, signed a letter led by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and signed by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security; Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman Elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA... More
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Reps. Roybal-Allard & DeLauro Call for Immediate Closure of Tornillo Tent City Facility December 4, 2018 Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen calling for the immediate closure of Tornillo, a tent city facility for child migrants. The Trump administration has expanded capacity and extended the contract for this so-called temporary shelter multiple times this year despite prevalent issues at the facility that put ... More
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Reps. Roybal-Allard & DeLauro Respond to GAO Child Labor Report December 3, 2018 Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement about today’s release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on child labor – a report which was written as a result of a letter that Reps. Roybal-Allard and DeLauro sent to the GAO in 2016: “The GAO report’s findings are damning. This report confirms that child labor is contributing to a devastating amount of fatalities in the United States – disproportionately so in the agricultural ... More
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