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POMONA – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced today $7,504,361 in grant funding for local Head Start programs serving children throughout the Inland Empire. The funding is allocated by the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion relief package passed by Congress and signed into law on March 11, 2021.
POMONA – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today announced that $1 million in funding she requested for Cal Poly Pomona is included in the FY22 Financial Services and Good Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill.
POMONA – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced today an award of $27,151,749 in federal relief funding for Ontario International Airport, a regional transportation hub in the Inland Empire. The funds, championed by Torres for inclusion in the American Rescue Plan of 2021, are allocated to help airports overcome the financial toll of the coronavirus pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Co-Chair of the Congressional Central America Caucus, re-introduced the Central American Women and Children Protection Act this week.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Co-Chair of the Congressional Central America Caucus, welcomed Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle Ricardo Zuniga to the Caucus' inaugural event of the 117th Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03) today led 24 lawmakers in sending a letter to Attorney General Merick Garland, urging him to consider dropping a Department of Justice legal challenge against the State of California regarding AB 32 (People not Profit), which aims to ban privately operated prisons and detention centers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Norma Torres (D-Calif.), along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), introduced the Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act, bicameral legislation to ensure college students are able to meet their basic needs while pursuing their education.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today celebrated as her bill, the G.I Veterans Education Empowerment Act (GIVE Act) was signed into law by President Biden as part of a larger legislative package called the Training in High-Demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act (THRIVE Act).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today announced that two community funding projects she championed were included in the 2021 House surface transportation package, known as the INVEST in America Act. Combined, the projects are a $20 million infrastructure investment in the Inland Empire.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) applauded the authors of the House surface transportation funding package unveiled today for including provisions drawn from her bill, the Fair Transportation Act of 2021.