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Norma Torres' Public Statements on Issue: Unemployed and Low-Income

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (CA) - District 35

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03/01/2022 Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits
06/10/2021 Padilla, Warren, Torres Introduce Legislation to Improve Equity in Higher Education By Helping Students Access Basic Needs
05/11/2021 Padilla Joins Warren, Murphy, Sanders, Colleagues to Introduce the Bicameral Student Food Security Act
03/29/2021 Torres Re-Introduces Bill to Help Americans Find & Keep Homes During Pandemic
02/09/2021 Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Honorable Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Jayapal Lead Over 100 Colleagues in Calling on Congressional Leadership Not to Strip Survival Checks from Millions of Americans
08/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Call on House Leadership to Pass Extension of Emergency Unemployment Benefits
07/29/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Cisneros Joins 42 House Members Asking Congressional Leaders to Include Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance in the Next Stimulus Package
07/22/2020 Torres: Expanded Unemployment Benefits Must Continue
03/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Cicilline, 37 Members Request Stronger Unemployment Insurance for Workers
10/21/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Re: Newest Administration Proposal to Cut SNAP Benefits
03/28/2019 Haaland Leads Bill to Break Cycles of Poverty in Indian Country Through Smart Economic Development
01/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
08/30/2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP
11/15/2017 Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Lifeline Program
04/06/2017 Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Relation Agencies, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Bipartisan Support for Full Funding of Heating Assistance Program that Trump Budget Would Eliminate
04/03/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member - Funding Request for Community Development Block Grants
06/10/2015 Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate HELP Committee - Every Child Achieves Act
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