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March 6, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Representative Norma Torres (CA-35) – the first former 9-1-1 dispatcher to serve in Congress – will be joined by Richard Montoya Jr., a 9-1-1 Dispatcher and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union Member, as her guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7.
February 9, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) – a former 9-1-1 dispatcher for over 17 years – today highlighted her policy essay on the unsung heroes of America’s first responder workforce: 9-1-1 dispatchers.
Issues:Public Safety
January 24, 2024
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) & Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee -- along with U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere -- sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, calling on the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to incorporate a set of recommendations from the lawmakers to strengthen export controls and end-use checks for firearm exports to crack down on the unnecessary export of lethal weapons used in brutal killings abroad.
January 10, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) – a senior Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development – sent a letter today to Boeing over continued safety concerns with the Boeing 737 Max following the midair door blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
January 6, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) – who represents Ontario International Airport (ONT) in the House of Representatives and serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development – sent a letter today to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker demanding answers about how the agency and Boeing will keep the flying public safe following a midair window blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on January 5, 2024.
January 6, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) released the following statement on the third anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol during the certification of the 2020 presidential election results:
Issues:Public Safety
December 6, 2023
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) led more than a dozen of their colleagues to introduce the Americas Regional Monitoring of Arms Sales (ARMAS) Act, legislation that would mobilize resources across the federal government to disrupt firearms trafficking from the United States to Latin America and the Caribbean and implement stronger transparency, accountability, and oversight for U.S. arms exports.
November 15, 2023
Pomona, CA — Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced today the delivery of $360,000 in federal grant funding to the City of Ontario for the development of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to reduce and eliminate serious injury and fatal crashes.
November 8, 2023
Washington, D.C. — Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) – the first former 9-1-1 dispatcher to serve in Congress – and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) – a former FBI Special Agent and federal prosecutor – announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan 9-1-1 Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services (SAVES) Act.
Issues:Public Safety
November 1, 2023
Washington, D.C. — Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced today the introduction of the Pedestrian Hazard, Awareness and Safety Expansion (PHASE) Act to address rising pedestrian accidents and fatalities in regions like the Inland Empire.