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July 23, 2026
Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee that oversees federal funding, applauded the Department of Commerce's decision to begin restoring California's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) competition after leading a congressional effort demanding that the Trump Administration provide the state with its fair share of federal manufacturing investments. The released Notice of Funding Opportunity, will provide up to $15.6 million to establish a C… Continue Reading
July 22, 2026Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres helped secure the Southern California's Ontario International Airport (ONT) a $7.37 million grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rehabilitate its north runway, continuing a long-term investment in the airport's airfield infrastructure following completion of the largest runway reconstruction project in its history. The grant, awarded through the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP), will fund rehabilitation and improvements to ONT's … Continue Reading
July 13, 2026— Today, Housing, Infrastructure, & Transportation Working Group Chair Norma Torres (CA-35), New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair for Policy Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and Housing Task Force Chair Emilia Sykes (OH-13) issued a statement after President Trump’s 10-day window to either sign the bill or veto it expired, and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act automatically became law. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a comprehensive plan to address the housing crisis and help families affor… Continue Reading