Ritchie Torres actually said...

"Isn't it true that during the Trump administration families might have been too fearful to come forward and take custody of children in Federal custody?"

"It is real money. The South Bronx is said to be the poorest congressional district in America and there is no single policy that would do more to lift the South Bronx out of poverty than the American ..."

"Permanent child tax credit would do for children what Medicare and Social Security did for senior citizens. It would end extreme poverty among the most vulnerable Americans."

"Delay is deadly. The longer the delay, the higher the death toll."