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July 10, 2026
— Representative Norma Torres joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), and 41 members of the California congressional delegation are demanding the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescind their proposed regulation for federal financial assistance, emphasizing the crucial need for federal funding for scientific research to remain independent given California’s leadership as the innovation capital of the world and a top recipient of federal r… Continue Reading
July 08, 2026Today, U.S. Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35), Judy Chu (CA-28), Brad Sherman (CA-32), and California Democratic Congressional Delegation Chair Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) led the California Democratic Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging that no supplemental funding package move forward until Congress passes long overdue federal disaster assistance for California communities devastated by the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and other communities across t… Continue Reading
June 24, 2026Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations bill to ensure greater transparency and accountability for individuals appointed by the President to serve as Special Envoys, Special Representatives, and other diplomatic representatives who make key deals on behalf of the American public. The Torres amendment would prohibit federal fund… Continue Reading