Ritchie Torres

When a public official is absent for an extended period of time, the public has a right to an honest explanation. I'm introducing the Duty of Transparency Act to require Members to disclose extend...

A young man is dead because an ICE agent pulled the trigger in Biddeford, Maine. He was 26. Behind every headline like this is a family whose lives have been shattered. The callousness of this ad...

Proud that five of my provisions in the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act are now the law of the land. President Trump called the bill "a big yawn" and refused to sign it. The American p...

Honored to stand with community members, @bronxbp, and @1199SEIU at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in defense of Temporary Protected Status. Our neighbors from Haiti and Syria have built lives, famili...

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a husband, father, and hardworking member of his community who spent decades building a life for his family. He was shot and killed by an ICE officer on his way to work. ...

Today, I returned to the Hub in the South Bronx to assess conditions firsthand and ensure the city is following through on the public safety measures I fought for. We must continue working to make ...

Happy Independence Day! As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, may we honor our history while continuing the work of building a future where liberty, justice, and opportunity are within reach fo...

Ten years ago, Congress enacted PROMESA to address Puerto Rico’s unprecedented fiscal crisis and provide a path toward restructuring an unsustainable debt burden. But it also imposed an unelected F...

Trump just defunded the New York office that reclaimed $627M from actual fraud — an office his own administration praised for leading the nation in anti-fraud work! You can't slash Medicaid fundin...

The Supreme Court has spoken and upheld that birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. It was settled law 128 years ago in Wong Kim Ark, and it remains settled law today. Donald ...

Chinese-linked fintech apps that are beholden to the CCP are licensed to operate as U.S. broker-dealers and are collecting Americans' Social Security numbers, tracking their trades, and building fi...

As states confront historic federal Medicaid cuts, the DOJ's new memo risks being read as permission to reduce home and community-based services and increase the risk of unnecessary institutionaliz...

Venezuelans across New York and around the world are anxiously waiting for word on family back home after the devastating earthquakes that have killed more than 160 people so far. My heart is with ...

The Supreme Court just cleared the way to begin deporting hundreds of thousands of Haitians and several thousand Syrians who have lived and worked in the US for years. This ruling lets the administ...

Concourse Village has endured for more than 60 years, and we have to ensure that it endures for the next 60 years and beyond. https://t.co/iNqM3QyQiT

Wishing a Happy Father's Day to all the Bronx dads, grandfathers, father figures, and mentors who have shaped our lives with their guidance, care, and love. We celebrate your impact on our families...

Frederick Douglass famously asked: what to a slave is July 4? Juneteenth is Black America's Independence Day. Grateful to celebrate with neighbors, community organizations, and elected officials a...

My office is closely monitoring the fire in Melrose. Residents in the area, especially those with asthma or other underlying health conditions, should keep windows closed and avoid exposure to smok...

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14 months after the crash that killed beloved Garífuna singer and American citizen Aurelio Martínez, his family still has no answers. I've written to President Zablah demanding a real investigati...