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Norma Torres: “We are not just debating a budget. We are debating whether this House has the backbone to stand up to an administration…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2026
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 the tax dollars of hardworking American people. Bring the bipartisan Senate bill to the floor. Stop the games, stop the sabotage, or get out of our way because we will win these elections, and we will take back America.
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Norma Torres
Democratic · California
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Addressing the need for a budget that does not support violence during a House debate.

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