No student working toward a college degree should have to wonder where their next meal will come from or whether they can keep a roof over their head.
Norma Torres
The Public Record
Norma Judith Torres is a U.S. Representative for California's 35th congressional district, having served since January 13, 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, she has a strong background in public service and community activism. Torres has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development throughout her tenure in Congress. She has been an advocate for immigrant rights and has worked to address the needs of her constituents in the diverse communities of her district.
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September 29, 2026
Health care should not depend on your ZIP code, your income, or the country you call home.
— Norma Torres
Right now, I think you need a Ph.D. in how to navigate through the federal government’s websites in order to be able to find how a bill became law.
I don’t think any part of government is keeping up to pace [with] what is happening right now, and I think that we are all sort of scrambling.
The American people deserve a government that enforces the law fairly and holds powerful criminals accountable, regardless of who pardons them.
The American people deserve a government that enforces the law fairly and holds powerful criminals accountable, regardless of who pardons them.
The American people deserve a government that enforces the law fairly and holds powerful criminals accountable, regardless of who pardons them.
The American people deserve a government that enforces the law fairly and holds powerful criminals accountable, regardless of who pardons them.
The American people deserve a government that enforces the law fairly and holds powerful criminals accountable, regardless of who pardons them.
The American people deserve a government that enforces the law fairly and holds powerful criminals accountable, regardless of who pardons them.
Taxpayer dollars should not be used to give convicted criminals special accommodations, lifted legal holds, or government-funded transportation.
Yet semi-trailer dealerships are treated differently under the tax code versus other vehicle dealerships, which causes strained finances for business owners and fewer choices for customers.
Semi-trailers play a vital part in moving goods through the Inland Empire and to the rest of America. Yet semi-trailer dealerships are treated differently under the tax code versus other vehicle dealerships, which causes strained finances…
The Trump Administration is using hunger as a weapon, and I won’t stand for it.
We are not just debating a budget. We are debating whether this House has the backbone to stand up to an administration that is addicted to cruelty. If Members want to fund violence, do it on your own time. Do not do it with the blood and…
Robert is cool and calm under the storm, and I think we need that very steady, calm person to lead the Oversight Committee. There is too much at stake.
They yell 'invasion' at the border—but this is the real one: Trump is seizing control of California's National Guard and forcing 2,000 troops into our streets.
The Republican budget isn't about 'fiscal responsibility'—it's about rigging the system for the wealthy.
Mrs. Torres. I would like to request unanimous consent to enter all 922 pages of Trump's Project 2025 into the record so that the American people can see for themselves how deeply terrifying this Trump authoritarian manifesto really is.
The result now, instead of experts weighing in on our Nation's regulations, we will have unelected judges, who do not have policy expertise, making decisions that impact our lives.