Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) was at Los Angeles Trade Technical College to celebrate the announcement that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has designated South Los Angeles as a Promise Zone. The designation means that the federal government will help South LA leaders implement a comprehensive strategy to create jobs and educational opportunities, reduce violent crime, and strengthen the local economy. This help will be provided through access to g... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) voted for the omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government through September 2016. She issued the following statement about the bill: “As the ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, I can attest that Division F of the bill before us today, which provides funds for the Department of Homeland Security, is the result of careful consideration, intense scrutiny, and bipartisan collaboration. I want to thank Chair... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress and a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following video in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvz2jD3UicU. Below is a copy of Rep. Roybal-Allard’s statement: “Hello, I’m Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard. As the first Mexican-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, I am happy to help celebrate September 15th t... Read more

As part of their ongoing work to increase affordable housing in Los Angeles, address the needs of the city’s homeless, create jobs, and invest in the local economy, Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Karen Bass (CA-37) welcomed U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro to South Los Angeles on Monday. “It was a privilege to show Secretary Castro how the federal government has been able to partner with South Los Angeles leaders and advocates on local housing ini... Read more

At today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2016 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill, the Committee passed an amendment introduced by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) to fund a comprehensive, non-partisan National Academy of Sciences (NAS) study of child poverty in the United States. “I am elated that the Appropriations Committee approved my amendment to fund this important, evidence-based study,” said Congresswoman Roybal-Allard... Read more

Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Karen Bass (CA-37) released the following statement today after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) did not select Los Angeles Trade-Technical College’s “Promise Zone” application: We are disappointed that the Department of Housing and Urban Development did not select Los Angeles Trade-Technical College’s “Promise Zone” application for South Los Angeles. The LA Trade-Tech Promise Zone application was unique: it was the only applic... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement tonight in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “The policies President Obama outlined in his State of the Union address are a victory for all Americans, and especially for middle-income families. As our economy continues to grow stronger, the President understands that America’s working families are not feeling the full impact of our economic recovery. Too many Americans are looking at their paycheck... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress and a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), has released the following statement praising the nomination of Maria Echaveste as United States Ambassador to Mexico: “I’m thrilled the President has nominated Maria Echaveste to be America’s next Ambassador to Mexico. As the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress, I applaud the selection of a fellow Mexican-American – and the first... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress and a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following video in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q_XBTnEgXc Below is a copy of Rep. Roybal-Allard’s statement: “Hello, I’m Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard. From the 15th of September to the 15th of October, America is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. “This is a time for our count... Read more

Published by the Eastern Group Publications Even as our economy moves toward recovery, albeit slowly, the scourge of unemployment persists in many greater Los Angeles communities. Among them are communities in my 40th Congressional district where unemployment stubbornly remains well above the national average. While local businesses tell me they see improvement, there are still far too many Angelenos looking for work who need their unemployment benefits to feed their families. Tragically, by blo... Read more