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Marc Hanson
September 28, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, the New Democrat Coalition’s (NDC) Affordable Housing Task Force welcomed National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) CEO Jim Tobin to discuss the current state of America’s housing market and ways to


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Marc Hanson
September 19, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Committee on House Administration Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Norma J. Torres (CA-35) gave the following opening remarks at the Oversight subcommittee hearing on January 6th Security failures.


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Marc Hanson
September 18, 2023
Pomona, CA — Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced today the delivery of $15,938,310 in federal grant funding to Ontario International Airport (ONT), the Inland Empire’s premier transportation hub.

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Marc Hanson
September 13, 2023
Pomona, CA — Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) – to mark National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week – announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have awarded Cal Poly Pomona, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a combined $1.8+ million in education grants.

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Marc Hanson
September 7, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – along with Representatives Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Dan Goldman (NY-10) – sent a letter yesterday to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, seeking answers on the Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) lackluster oversight of assault weapons exports and its failure to release data on its approvals of these exports.

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Marc Hanson
August 22, 2023

Pomona, CA – Today, Rep. Torres (CA-35), Rep. Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25), Rep. Aguilar (CA-33), and Rep. Takano (CA-39) released the following statement on their advocacy urging President Biden to send federal disaster assistance to Southern California:

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Marc Hanson
August 21, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) – the only Central American-born Member of Congress and chair of the bipartisan Central America Caucus – issued the following statement after yesterday’s presidential runoff election in Guatemala:


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Marc Hanson
August 17, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Representative Norma J. Torres (CA-35) — a former 911 dispatcher — yesterday led a bipartisan letter with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and Co-Chairs of the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus Anna Eshoo (D-CA-16) & Richard Hudson (R-NC-09) calling on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to follow congressional intent and submit a plan to establish a 9-1-1 Training Grants program.

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Marc Hanson
August 16, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced today the introduction of her resolution to recognize August 13th-19th as “Warehouse Worker Recognition Week.”

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Marc Hanson
August 14, 2023

Washington, D.C. – As wildfires burn across the islands of Maui and Hawaii, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) issued the following statement: