Rep. Ritchie Torres

I am deeply grateful for the trail Nydia Velázquez has blazed. From championing Puerto Rico to fighting for public housing, she has been a powerful voice for the most vulnerable among us. She leaves Congress not only as an elected official but as an icon.

Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently Even though the shutdown is over, the GOP’s signature tax and spending law is poised to kick people off the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.

SNAP keeps families fed and healthy. Trump’s plan to force new applications is pointless bureaucracy that hurts children and low-income households.

We should make food assistance easier to access, not harder.
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Federal judge orders release of Bronx high schooler illegally taken into custody by ICE A federal judge has ordered the release of a 16-year-old detained by federal agents in the Bronx.

Joel is being released and the Bronx is ready to welcome him home!

ICE must stop terrorizing our communities and undermining the rule of law.
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Today, we honor the courage, sacrifice, and service of our veterans in the Bronx and beyond.

To all who have served and to the families who stand beside them, thank you.

I am a definite NO on this so-called "deal."

Visited the Riverdale Y and RAIN Senior Centers to hear how the shutdown is affecting older adults. Directors report a sharp rise in lunch attendance, because for many, it’s their biggest meal of the day. Our elders deserve dignity. This shutdown must end.

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The Bronx is home to one of the largest Jamaican diasporas in the U.S. Our communities have deep ties to Jamaica, and many are anxiously awaiting word from their loved ones amidst the horrible storm.

We must stand with our neighbors in their time of greatest need.

This week, @repglatimer.bsky.social and I led a coalition of Bronx elected officials in urging Secretary Rubio and the U.S. Department of State to deliver immediate emergency aid to Jamaica following the catastrophic destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa.

No one in the richest country on earth should go hungry because of political games in DC. I'll keep fighting to protect SNAP and ensure every family in the Bronx has access to the nutrition they need and deserve.

BREAKING: A federal court just ordered Trump's administration to restore SNAP benefits during the shutdown. This is a critical step forward for my over 272K constituents in the Bronx who depend on food assistance to feed their families, but we must remain vigilant.

The Trump administration is willing to let 42 million Americans go hungry rather than do their job. We're demanding Secretary Rollins use available SNAP funding for November benefits. Taking food from seniors and kids isn't a budget strategy.

Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Riley lead New York’s entire Democratic delegation in urging Trump Administration to fund November SNAP benefits.

Signed by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Laura Gillen (NY-04), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), George Latimer (NY-16), John Mannion (NY-22), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Grace Meng (NY-06), Joe Morelle (NY-25), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Pat Ryan (NY-18), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07).

In 2 days, Donald Trump will cut off SNAP benefits for more than 3 million New Yorkers. Not because the USDA doesn't have the money, but because he thinks starving people helps him politically.

@reprileyny.bsky.social and I led a letter demanding that Trump reverse course and fund SNAP now.

EXCLUSIVE: AOC & Torres Spearhead Response to Amtrak on Third Delay to Metro-North Penn Access Project - Norwood News Following reports on Monday, Oct. 27, that the Penn Station Access Project will be delayed from its original target completion year of 2027 until 2030, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) a...

The Penn Station Access project is a critical transportation project for the entire New York region.

Amtrak must take decisive action to mitigate these delays and ensure that the project can accelerate its work and make up for lost time.
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16-Year-Old Bronx High Schooler Arrested by ICE at Check-In The Ecuadorian teen was legally in the United States under a special status for at-risk juveniles, which under prior administrations shielded a young person from deportation until they could apply for...

Joel Camas should be in class at Gotham Collaborative High School, not in ICE detention.

He’s a Bronx teenager, not a public safety threat. Our courts said he belongs here. Treating him like a criminal is cruel and indefensible.
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Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year | CNN Melissa is about to deliver Jamaica its most devastating blow from a hurricane.

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Jamaica and their families here in the Bronx as the island weathers Hurricane Melissa. My office will be monitoring the storm closely and be available to our constituents requiring assistance or resource information.

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Metro-North Expansion in the Bronx Is Likely to Be Delayed by 3 Years

The Bronx has fallen victim to Amtrak’s Kafkaesque bureaucracy, which has indefinitely delayed the Metro-North expansion.
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Donald Trump and Republicans are holding millions of families’ ability to feed themselves hostage to score cheap political points.

Proud to join 200+ House Dems in urging USDA to use emergency funds now.

Use the money. Stop the cruelty.
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The 10 Year Roadmap for Public Housing Sustainability, which I’m proud to co-chair, makes clear what it will take to preserve, rebuild, and reimagine public housing for the next generation.

Read the report: 10yearroadmap.org/interimreport

When Trump's federal agents are storming New York City streets wearing masks and detaining U.S. citizens, something has gone terribly wrong. Yesterday’s Canal Street raid looked more like a pseudo-authoritarian intimidation campaign than productive law enforcement.

Governor Hochul Slams Washington Republicans for Holding SNAP Benefits Hostage from Millions of New Yorkers Starting in November Governor Hochul slammed Washington Republicans for playing political games with federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for millions of New Yorkers.

Nearly 273,000 NY-15 residents rely on SNAP to put food on the table -- the most of any district across the state.

No one’s ability to feed their family should depend on politics. Republicans need to respect working families and leave SNAP alone.
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Happy Dilwali to all those celebrating in NY-15 and around the world. May the lights of this festival guide us toward hope, equity, and lasting joy.

Housing is only 1% of the federal budget, yet Donald Trump wants to cut it in half and impose time limits that would displace millions. We have an arsonist pretending to be a firefighter in the White House.

Tish James is a fighter -- and she's going to fight these dubious charges to the bitter end.

The Bronx is home to the largest number of WIC recipients in New York State. A government shutdown isn’t abstract here, it means mothers can’t buy formula or diapers for their babies. We cannot allow the most vulnerable families to pay the price for Washington’s dysfunction.

12 people injured, rescues made after fire breaks out at building in Fordham Heights, the Bronx FDNY officials say the fire was reported at 2165 Ryer Ave. on East 182nd and 181st streets in Fordham Heights just after 4 p.m.

My heart is with those injured in the devastating Fordham Heights apartment fire and their families. Grateful to the FDNY for their heroic response and to the Red Cross for assisting those displaced as the cause remains under investigation.

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Public housing is a federal obligation. Decades of disinvestment have left families poisoned by lead, breathing mold, freezing in winter, and trapped in broken elevators. The federal government has been the worst slumlord in America.

If this funding is allowed to lapse, mothers and children across the country will be left struggling to afford basic nutrition.

Congress must act now to reopen the government and fully fund WIC before lasting harm is done to families who can least afford it.

Earlier today, I held a press conference with Public Health Solutions — the largest WIC provider in NY — to sound the alarm on the looming lapse in WIC funding amid the government shutdown.

WIC serves 40% of America’s infants and stands as one of our nation’s most essential anti-hunger programs.

I’m introducing the TRUMP Act — The Restriction Ugly Money Portraits Act — to ensure no president can put their own face on U.S. currency. In America, money should honor history, not ego.