Rep. Ritchie Torres is urging U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to reconsider raising price stamps, arguing it would have a 'disparate' impact on those battling inflation. trib.al/Car6tti

ATTENTION BRONX SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS:
You may be eligible for a U.S. Small Business Administration Community Advantage Loan worth up to $350,000!

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#NationalParkWeek reminds us that our national parks and public lands belong to all Americans.

Together with House Democrats, President Biden has protected over 26 MILLION acres of public lands.

🏞️ Democrats are FOR safeguarding our nation’s special places and natural treasures.

It is not lost on me that the past six months have been deeply painful for the Jewish community and that this year's Passover Seder will bring with it a host of emotions.

The Passover story feels more relevant to the world now than ever before. And despite all odds, the Jewish

The rent is too damn high! Despite working more jobs and longer hours, families are struggling to keep up and homelessness is on the rise. #SCOTUS will decide in #JohnsonVGrantsPass whether people experiencing homelessness can be punished for the housing crisis. U.S. House Committee on Financial Services &

As Chair of the Garifuna Committee, it was an honor to join members of The Bronx Garifuna community in Washington D.C. this past week.

We visited my colleagues in the House and Senate to recruit for the Garifuna Caucus and garner support for a resolution establishing National

I’m proud to have cosigned Rep. Nadler’s letter to U.S. EEOC urging them to recognize that abortion is a covered medical condition under the #PWFA . Women shouldn’t have to choose between their health and their job – and now they don’t have to.

Ritchie Torres filed legislation this week aimed at improving the HHS’ response to mpox and other health emergencies.

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HUGE: President Biden & U.S. EPA listed PFOA & PFOS as hazardous chemicals under our  Superfund law to spur cleanups & make polluters pay the cost.

This is a historic step to tackle PFAS contamination, especially for communities suffering devastating health impacts of these harmful

The GAO’s new report shows that the HHS has been a profound disappointment when it comes to its response to Mpox and other diseases such as COVID-19.

My legislation -- the CARE Act -- seeks to enhance agency response coordination during health emergencies in the future, with a

Earlier today, I joined the vast majority of my colleagues in the House and voted in support of the rule that will allow us to finally vote on crucial aid to our allies -- Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan among them -- tomorrow.

I am optimistic that we will get this done.

.Rep. Ritchie Torres has introduced legislation aimed at improving the federal government’s response to public health emergencies.

The bill rollout comes as a new U.S. GAO report is highlighting problems w/ the fed's response to the 2022 #mpox (monkeypox) outbreak.
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Congressman Troy A. Carter Senator Alex Padilla Ayanna Pressley Cory Booker Yvette D. Clarke The Katie Phang Show Yanira Arias CBS News #WelcomeWithDignity WJCI PICIS FOUNDATION Bridges Faith Initiative Rep. Ritchie Torres Megha Lama Tamang Impacto Media #GarifunaAdvocacyDay is the only national event organized & implemented by #BlackCentralAmericans . #AlianzaAmericas network celebrates this successful day in which we visited nearly 20 U.S. legislators' offices to discuss our contributions & urgent needs of our Garifuna community

“For decades, the federal government has allowed its public health capabilities to atrophy from neglect, and the federal response to the [mpox] outbreak reveals that those capabilities remain atrophied,” Rep. Ritchie Torres told me. advocate.com/health/mpox-re…

Our members are dedicated to ending the HIV disparities the trans community experiences by investing in education, funding HIV services, and fighting for access to PrEP. #NTHTD

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