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September 21, 2026
Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) joined Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), DWC Whip Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), DWC Senate Liaison and Caregiving Task Force Co-Chair Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Caregiving Task Force Co-Chairs Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) & Lateefah Simon (CA-12) in sending a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) demanding HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraw their proposed rule to gut 90% of Head Start Program Performance Standard… Continue Reading
September 15, 2026Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), encouraged Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford during a hearing to support the Ontario International Airport (ONT), provide its air traffic controllers with the pay and resources they need, and stood up for California’s labor laws requiring rest and meal breaks for the hard-working pilots, flight a… Continue Reading
September 10, 2026Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35) and John Rutherford (FL-05), both members of the House Appropriations Committee that oversees government spending, celebrated the inclusion of a provision in the Fiscal Year 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Report recognizing Blue Envelope Programs as an eligible use of Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funding and to highlight these programs nationwide. The report was reported out of the Appropriations Committee l… Continue Reading