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September 15, 2020

POMONA – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today responded to news that two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies were ambushed by a gunman on Saturday while sitting in their squad car in Compton, California. Both deputies, one male and one female, remain in critical condition after undergoing multiple surgeries.


September 14, 2020
POMONA – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today announced an additional $28 million in Coronavirus relief funding for cities and counties in the Inland Empire through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020.
Issues:Local Issues

September 10, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today responded to a whistleblower complaint that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership directed staff to downplay threats posed by white supremacists and Russian interference in our elections.

Issues:Immigration

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Fort Hood
September 2, 2020

POMONA – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) released the following statement today responding to news that Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, commander of the U.S. Army's Fort Hood, is being removed from his position and will no longer assume command of a division at Fort Bliss.


August 14, 2020

ONTARIO – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today announced a $20,000 grant provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Ontario's Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board (IFHMB).

Issues:Local Issues

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres today denounced a new Trump Administration rule put forth by U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) to hike fees on numerous immigration-related forms and applications, including an 80 percent increase in naturalization fees, and a $50 charge for asylum applicants. The U.S.

Issues:Immigration

July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Barbara Lee (CA-13) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressing deep concerns and urging reconsideration of the Trump Administration's nominee to be the next president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mauricio Claver-Carone.


July 29, 2020

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today delivered an impassioned plea for information from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to the mothers of seven soldiers who were present on a camping trip on May 22nd when Fort Bragg Paratrooper Enrique Roman-Martinez went missing.

Issues:Local Issues

July 28, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Norma J.