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April 27, 2022

WASHINGTON – Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), co-chairs of the New Americans Caucus, released the following statement honoring the life and legacy of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on the day of her funeral.


April 22, 2022

POMONA, Calif. – Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) attended the unveiling of Cal Poly Pomona's new Liquid Rocket Lab, funded in part through a $2.5 million grant obtained by Rep. Torres. The Liquid Rocket Lab is housed under the College of Engineering, where students and faculty are working to become the first university to launch a liquid rocket to space.


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Marc Hanson
April 21, 2022

POMONA, Calif. – Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) released the following statement on the news that former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez is being extradited to the United States:


April 20, 2022

FONTANA, Calif. – Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) was joined by U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh to visit the Chaffey College Industrial Technical Learning Center (InTech) for a tour and brief roundtable with graduates, school leaders and local elected officials.


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Community Project Funding
April 19, 2022

POMONA, Calif. – Today, Representative Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced that the California Department of Housing and Community Development is investing $1,568,261 in federal funding in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties for the purpose of reducing homelessness in the region.


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Chino Dispatchers
April 15, 2022

POMONA, Calif. – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) released the following statement in recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week:


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Community Project Funding
April 12, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is investing $13,157,184 million nationwide in transit-oriented development that will help ensure affordable housing is sited near transportation hubs.


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Credit: Foothill Transit
April 8, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced that the Los Angeles – San Bernardino region will receive $689,735,476 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Congresswoman Torres fought for this funding as a member of the powerful Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee.


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Marc Hanson
April 1, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) urged the Biden Administration to take further action to stabilize Central America, ensure protections for asylum seekers, and expand access to citizenship following the news that Title 42 policy implemented by former President Trump to restrict border access during the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted.