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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.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, this rule represents many of the failures of the 115th Congress. To put it succinctly, the…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 140, the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act. No institution is more critical to our national defense and homeland security than the United States Coast Guard, and every day, the men and women…
Mr. Speaker, the GOP tax scam has been nothing but a giveaway to millionaires and corporations. This Republican majority is adding trillions--trillions--of dollars to our national debt, debt that our children and grandchildren will have to…
Mr. Speaker, California is the fifth largest global economy and a donor State. We should be trying to make every other State more like the great State of California.
Mr. Speaker, to discuss our proposal, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today we are considering a continuing resolution that will extend the Violence Against Women Act only until December 7. I am glad that we aren't letting this important…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, we are just two more legislative days away from the third Republican government shutdown of 2018. However, we have…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, if you are having deja vu right now, it is because we have been here one too many times before. Our…
Where is the international community--something as simple as this--to send a clear message that, as human beings, we are not going to tolerate this?
I think that we can all agree that Aung San Suu Kyi has failed to stand up against the Burmese military.
It is incredibly offensive to humanity the crimes that we are seeing coming out of this place.
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