Norma Torres

Pray for the best, but plan for the worst.

There are laws on the books that stand in the way of true tribal self-determination and self-governance. One of those laws is Public Law 80-846, known commonly as the 1948 Act. The 1948 Act targeted only one tribe, the Sac and Fox Tribe of…

Thank you again for inviting me to participate in this very important hearing right here in California, the Port of Los Angeles.

It has been almost 1 month since the mass shooting in Las Vegas occurred; 58 dead, more than 500 injured, many from California--the deadliest shooting in our history. And here we are, 1 month later, and I am ashamed to say that this…

Before I begin, I want to thank the chairman and also Ranking Member Thompson and Ranking Member Vela and all of their committee staff for their great work and support of this very important legislation. We would not be here today without…

This is a country that was built on dreams. Our country was founded to protect not just the right to life and liberty but also to pursuit of happiness. Sadly, the dreams of the thousands of young DREAMers who were brought here as children…

I am proud to stand with the DREAMers, and I urge the passage of H.R. 3440, the Dream Act of 2017. I know what it is like to leave your country of birth as a child through no choice of your own, and I know that those kids have grown up to…

Modernization is a good thing for any government agency bureaucracy, or whatever you want to call it.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 91 Offered by Mr. McKinley The Acting CHAIR…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 258, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''. Page 258, line 18, after…

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Chairman, this is a $5 million investment for manufacturers in the U.S., and I strongly ask for the support of my colleagues in passing this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back…

Are we being surgical enough to inflict the maximum pain on the regime versus inflicting the maximum pain on the people of North Korea?

My hope is that this bill will make our sanctions policy more precise and a bit more effective.

We have to be pretty realistic that this regime that we are dealing with is willing to do anything, put its people and the entire world at risk in order to achieve what they ultimately want to achieve.

I think we pretty much all agree that there is no magic bullet in dealing with this regime.

I think that we have to be pretty realistic that this regime that we are dealing with is willing to do anything, put its people and the entire world at risk in order to achieve what they ultimately want to achieve, and that is a nuclear…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 653, strike line 14 and all that follows through line 19. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

I appreciate the gentleman's concern for public safety. The reality is that this administration has kept Congress in the dark about immigration policy. ____________________

To ease their concerns, will you and the Administration commit to moving forward on the land-into-trust decisions that are pending?

I want to begin by thanking also my friend, Representative Pearce from New Mexico, for offering this amendment with me. Mr. Chair, during our committee work on portions of this bill, I raised this issue and offered a similar amendment. So…

Despite the progress that the IRA accomplished, it still has returned less than 10 percent of the roughly 90 million acres that were taken from tribes.

the IRA's goal was to, and I quote, "rehabilitate the Indians' economic life, and to give him a chance to develop the initiative destroyed by a century of oppression and paternalism."

I think it is really important for us to move forward on a clean Carcieri fix, and I hope that we can work together in a bipartisan way to move forward and continue with our work.

I hope that you will continue to be open and work with me and Chairman LaMalfa at ensuring that we continue to uphold the long-standing Federal policies supporting Indian self-determination.

During your previous tenure as Associate Deputy Director at DOI under the Bush administration, tribes felt like there was a de facto moratorium on land into trust acquisitions.