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Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to send the Respect for Marriage Act to the president’s desk for his signature. In response to the vote, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) issued this statement:
Washington, D.C. – Last month, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that HCI Systems Inc., based in Ontario, California, was awarded a construction contract from the U.S. Navy.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J.Res. 100 and H.Con.Res. 119, legislation together that will address the threat of a rail shutdown and give rail workers the annual sick leave they deserve:
Washington, D.C. – Representative Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today announced that cities and counties in the Inland Empire received an allocation of over $2.75 million in clean energy grants.
Washington, D.C. – Following Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – In light of continued democratic backsliding in Guatemala, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-08), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy, were joined by Reps.
Pomona, CA – To mark Veterans Day, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – In response to the United States Department of Defense’s recent transfer of military equipment to the Guatemalan government, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) sent a letter earlier this week to Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for further oversight and action regarding the recent transfers.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) introduced the Enrique Roman-Martinez Military Cold Case Justice Act of 2022.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today introduced the Central American Network for Democracy Act to fund a State Department fellowship in Central America in support of human rights defenders. The bill would create a regional corps of those whose work has put them most at risk in Central America.
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Building a shelter in the Inland Empire to house up to 430 unaccompanied minors who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border doesn’t make sense and raises “serious concerns,” four House Democrats who represent the region wrote in a letter Monday, Aug. 19.
Congressional representatives and immigrant advocates are criticizing the federal government’s proposal to open a new shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in the Inland Empire.
The National Science Foundation awarded a $475,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program grant to Cal Poly Pomona, it was announced Monday.
It took months for Debra Cummings’ disability benefits to kick in.
But when the check arrived, it wasn’t for the full amount. So the 58-year-old Redlands resident made several phone calls to the Social Security Administration. She wasn’t getting anywhere, until an employee threw her a lifeline.
La congresista estadounidense Norma Torres lloró este jueves al recordar la inminente salida de la Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG) y pidió al pueblo apoyar a los funcionarios que todavía quedan en el país centroamericano.
Fontana celebrated the 36th annual National Night Out, along with many other communities nationwide, on Aug. 6.
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized U.S. treatment of migrants during a visit to Guatemala, and raised doubts about whether the Central American country could cope with a migration deal agreed with the Trump administration.
GUATEMALA CITY — One week after reaching a deal that would force Guatemala to absorb Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States, the head of the Department of Homeland Security assured Guatemalan officials that the United States would invest in the country and try to sign similar agreements with at least five other nations in the region.
A new agreement between the U.S. and Guatemala would require any migrants who pass through that country to seek asylum there, the White House announced Friday. If the law takes effect, migrants who are apprehended in the U.S. would be deported Guatemala despite their country of origin.
La Congresista estadounidense Norma Torres habló este jueves ante la Cámara de Representantes en apoyo al pueblo guatemalteco a quienes les pidió no perder la esperanza ante la situación que enfrenta el país.
