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2 weeks ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Katie Phang |Ritchie Torres
Congressman Ritchie Torres joins to discuss the GOP’s plan to decimate Medicaid support for millions of people while putting cash in the pockets of billionaires. Congressman Ritchie Torres is the U.S. Representative for New York's 15th congressional district. He is a member of the Committee on Financial Services and the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. Previously, Torres served as the New York City Councilmember for the 15th district.
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
nypost.com | Ritchie Torres
"The Board of Parole is so out of touch with the People of New York, so utterly lacking in moral common sense, that it has shamelessly released 43 cop killers since 2017," Congressman Ritchie Torres wrote.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
thefp.com | Ritchie Torres
There is a deep irony to Donald Trump’s second inauguration coinciding with the day on which we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. For decades, the Democratic Party has been the political home for minority voters, who rightly credit Democrats like President Lyndon Johnson with delivering landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
nydailynews.com | Ritchie Torres
Harry Siegel: Adams is down, but not out, as hits keep coming
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
nydailynews.com | Ritchie Torres
Cryptocurrency, known for its volatility, is something of a misnomer. The one exception to the rule of crypto volatility is stablecoin. A cryptocurrency in the strictest sense, stablecoin is pegged to a fiat currency like the dollar, affording it the stable value it needs to serve as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a unit of account. Stablecoin issuers will eventually emerge as the largest owners of US Treasuries, surpassing even the Federal Reserve.
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May 21, 2024 | 
nydailynews.com | Ritchie Torres
Born and bred in the Bronx, I grew up in public housing (i.e. “the projects) right across the street from the formerly named “Trump Links,” a gilded golf course subsidized by more than $100 billion in corporate welfare from New York City’s government coffers. (Free market-capitalism for thee but not for Trump, who never seems to be held to the same standard as the rest of us).
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May 6, 2024 | 
govtrack.us | Ritchie Torres
Add a note about this bill. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Because you are a member of panel, your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. (More Info) To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard with respect to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, and for other purposes.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
sapirjournal.org | Ritchie Torres |Bret Stephens
Representative Ritchie Torres of New York’s 15th congressional district has emerged as a leading pro-Israel figure among young progressives. Sapir Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens interviewed him about his sometimes lonely support for Israel and what it says about the future of the Jewish state in Democratic politics. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Bret Stephens: Let me begin with this double question. First, tell us about your journey as a progressive.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
unitedwithisrael.org | Shula Rosen |Ritchie Torres
Torres’s criticism of October 7th denial addresses conspiracy theories asserting that the Hamas atrocities in Israel were a false flag operation.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
riverdalepress.com | Eric Harvey |Ritchie Torres
Last week at a private New York City college, Jewish students in a library stood behind locked doors as a group of pro-Palestine and pro-Hamas protesters banged with their fists, shouting “Free Palestine.” Librarians apparently told Jewish students to “hide in the attic if they wanted to,” words that instantly drew haunting parallels to Anne Frank during the Holocaust. Days later, U.S. Rep.
