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Marc Hanson
July 14, 2023

Washington, D.C. – In response to the passage of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) issued the following statement:


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Marc Hanson
June 26, 2023

Washington, D.C. – In response to yesterday's general election in Guatemala, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), the first Member of Congress to be born in Central America, and Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, issued the following statement:


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Marc Hanson
June 24, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Pro-Choice Caucus Vice Chair Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and reversed nearly half a century of legal precedent:


June 22, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Following today's full committee markup of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee's fiscal year 2024 funding bill, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) – a member of the Appropriations Committee – released a statement:


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Marc Hanson
June 22, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Following today's markup of the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee's fiscal year 2024 funding bill, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) – a member of the subcommittee – released the following statement:


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Marc Hanson
June 21, 2023

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Secretary of Commerce honored Ontario-based AQMC as one of 11 companies to receive the President's 2023 "E" Award for Exports earlier this month. AQMC, which developed a method for sterilizing air and surfaces, received the award for its sustained increase of export sales over a four-year period. In response to the news, Congresswoman Norma J.


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Marc Hanson
June 20, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight Ranking Member Norma J. Torres (CA-35) issued the following statement in response to recent actions by Republicans on the Committee:


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Marc Hanson
June 16, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) today reintroduced the Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act. The legislation requires all federal firearms licensees to report the sale of two or more long guns, including semi-automatic rifles such as AR-15s and AK-47s, to an individual within a 5-day period.


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Marc Hanson
June 15, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) issued the following statement after prominent Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora was sentenced yesterday:


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Marc Hanson
June 15, 2023

Washington, D.C. – June is Immigrant Heritage Month, and today, Chair Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Co-Chair Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) relaunched the Congressional New Americans Caucus for the 118th Congress.