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February 25, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee charged with overseeing all federal discretionary funding, issued a statement following the vote on H.Con.Res.14, a budget resolution that would allow the reconciliation process and Republicans to enact tax cuts for the wealthy, and cut programs that will take away resources for families, veterans, and senior citizens. “This budget resolution is a direct attack on working families, veterans, an… Continue Reading
February 14, 2025— This week, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Congressman Ken Calvert introduced a bill that would require the Postal Service to create a unique single ZIP code to Eastvale California. "Eastvale residents and businesses have long struggled with the confusion and challenges of being split between two ZIP Codes," said Congresswoman Norma Torres. "This bill marks a major milestone in our efforts to secure a single, unique ZIP Code for this fast-growing city. I’m excited to join Congressm… Continue Reading
February 13, 2025— Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) reintroduced the Mudslide Recovery Act, a pivotal piece of legislation aimed at tackling the widespread devastation caused by mudslides, which often follow wildfires. This bill directs the Departments of Interior and Homeland Security to launch a pilot grant program designed to help communities repair the extensive damage caused by these catastrophic debris flows. These flows can occur with little warning, sometimes years after a wildfire, posing a … Continue Reading
August 19, 2019
Building a shelter in the Inland Empire to house up to 430 unaccompanied minors who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border doesn't make sense and raises "serious concerns," four House Democrats who represent the region wrote in a letter Monday, Aug. 19.The two-page letter addressed to the head of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement comes as the office seeks to lease space for a shelter for "Unaccompanied Alien Children." Officials are searching an area encompassing much of western Riverside Count… Continue Reading
August 16, 2019Congressional representatives and immigrant advocates are criticizing the federal government's proposal to open a new shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in the Inland Empire.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement is looking to lease a site of up to 91,000 square feet to house approximately 430 children, according to a solicitation posted Aug. 5 by the General Services Administration on the Federal Business Opportunities website.The shelter is sla… Continue Reading
August 15, 2019The National Science Foundation awarded a $475,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program grant to Cal Poly Pomona, it was announced Monday.The funding will enable Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate researchers to expand research into the "metal-nitrogen oxide interactions and enable the recruitment of a diverse Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics workforce," according to a statement released by the office of U.S. Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-Pomona."Cal Poly Pomona is shaping the next gene… Continue Reading