Mar 27, 2019
Madam Speaker, having more women enter the workforce does not mean that women are earning equal pay for equal work. Madam Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney).
Norma Torres
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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.
Congressional Record · 2019-03-27
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Chair, my amendment will expand the Paycheck Fairness Act to ensure the Secretary of Labor is paying attention to specific issues and researching the wage gap; educating employers, the media, and labor organizations on these…
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to inform my colleague from Texas that the women in Texas make $0.72 to their male counterparts. I think Texas women deserve to have equal pay. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the…
Mar 27, 2019
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. The smart and innovative women of Arizona's Eighth Congressional District deserve to have a voice in this debate, and I am going to give it to them. They earn 80 cents to every dollar…
Mar 25, 2019
Putting more firearms in the wrong hands would make the world a more dangerous place.
Feb 26, 2019
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I can think of many other things that we could be talking about that truly, truly, truly call out and scream out for a national emergency. Homelessness in our…
Feb 26, 2019
Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 144, providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 46, relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. The rule provides for…
Feb 26, 2019
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members be given 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection.
Feb 26, 2019
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we can talk about the scary people from our southern border. I am not that scary looking, am I? I think not. The fact is that the number one trading partner for…
Feb 26, 2019
Mr. Speaker, political theater, political posturing for 2020, that is what we are hearing. This is the law. This is the Rules Committee moving forward a piece of legislation that will prevent the President from calling a bogus national…
Feb 26, 2019
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez).
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