Hey fellow Spouters, Since the traffic here on #Spoutible is increasing and a lot of new folks are joining, I would like to ECHO my introduction again.
Ritchie
Ritchie
Rep. Ritchie Torres @RitchieTorresHi #Spoutible : The far right has unleashed homophobic hate against me on other platforms but I won't be intimidated.07:37 PM - Feb 07, 2023
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Ritchie
09:45 PM - Feb 16, 2023
NYC is ground zero for America’s affordability crisis.
I am a co-lead of the bipartisan CHILD Act, which would raise the cap of the DCAP FSA (pre-tax childcare fund) from $5k to $10k and then index it to inflation.
I am a co-lead of the bipartisan CHILD Act, which would raise the cap of the DCAP FSA (pre-tax childcare fund) from $5k to $10k and then index it to inflation.
03:37 PM - Mar 10, 2024
House Republicans: Let's defund HUD; let's defund crucial affordable housing programs.
Also, House Republicans: Why is there so much homelessness?
You can't make this up.
Also, House Republicans: Why is there so much homelessness?
You can't make this up.
09:25 AM - Jan 12, 2024
Colaboré con la Universidad de Fordham para asegurar fondos federales para iniciativas de justicia ambiental que beneficiarán a Puerto Rico, el cual ha sido zona cero para el cambio climático.
09:25 AM - Dec 28, 2023
I partnered with Fordham University to secure federal funding for environmental justice that will benefit Puerto Rico, which has been ground zero for catastrophic climate change.
09:24 AM - Dec 28, 2023
What would drive anti-Israel activists to target the US Holocaust Museum?
Occam’s Razor holds the simplest explanation is almost always the best.
The simplest explanation: Antisemitism.
Occam’s Razor holds the simplest explanation is almost always the best.
The simplest explanation: Antisemitism.
03:33 PM - Dec 27, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
On Christmas Day, anti-Israel extremists vandalized my Bronx Office with red paint, symbolizing blood.
Covered in “blood” is a doll meant to symbolize Jesus, whom the vandals describe as a “Palestinian child messiah."
Covered in “blood” is a doll meant to symbolize Jesus, whom the vandals describe as a “Palestinian child messiah."
07:26 PM - Dec 26, 2023
I partnered with Fordham University to secure $50 million in federal funding for environmental justice.
For a Bronx-based institution to be chosen to distribute $50 million to community-based organizations throughout Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico…) is nothing short of historic.
For a Bronx-based institution to be chosen to distribute $50 million to community-based organizations throughout Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico…) is nothing short of historic.
06:43 PM - Dec 26, 2023
I had a lovely holiday lunch with Bronx community leaders.
Elected officials are only as strong as the civic leaders who on the ground everyday, fighting for their neighborhoods and serving their communities. I'm blessed to count these unsung heroes as partners in public service.
Merry Christmas!
Elected officials are only as strong as the civic leaders who on the ground everyday, fighting for their neighborhoods and serving their communities. I'm blessed to count these unsung heroes as partners in public service.
Merry Christmas!
10:29 PM - Dec 25, 2023
Awesome job @RitchieTorres !! 👏🏼
Giving this gift to the children at this age will help them not only right now, but going forward as well!
Giving this gift to the children at this age will help them not only right now, but going forward as well!
Rep. Ritchie Torres @RitchieTorresI secured $800,000 for the creation of hydroponic (urban farming) classrooms throughout the Bronx.12:14 AM - Dec 22, 2023
I had the honor of touring the new hydroponic classroom at PS 157 where elementary school students receive a hands-on education about agriculture and environmental science.
12:35 AM - Dec 22, 2023
Tonight, I appeared at the 92nd Street Y to speak about Israeli-Arab peace through the Abraham Accords, only to be interrupted by raving lunatics.
No amount of Astroturf Anti-Israel agitation is going to bully me into supporting a ceasefire that perpetuates the genocidal terrorism of Hamas.
No amount of Astroturf Anti-Israel agitation is going to bully me into supporting a ceasefire that perpetuates the genocidal terrorism of Hamas.
12:36 AM - Dec 22, 2023
I secured $800,000 for the creation of hydroponic (urban farming) classrooms throughout the Bronx.
I had the honor of touring the new hydroponic classroom at PS 157 where elementary school students receive a hands-on education about agriculture and environmental science.
I had the honor of touring the new hydroponic classroom at PS 157 where elementary school students receive a hands-on education about agriculture and environmental science.
12:14 AM - Dec 22, 2023
Donald Trump was caught wining and dining Nick Fuentes and Kanye West—2 of the most virulent antisemites.
How can Elise Stefanik say with a straight face that Trump is “the best friend the Jewish community ever had”?
If you can't call out antisemitism in your own backyard, you’re playing politics.
How can Elise Stefanik say with a straight face that Trump is “the best friend the Jewish community ever had”?
If you can't call out antisemitism in your own backyard, you’re playing politics.
06:15 PM - Dec 14, 2023
I am proud to have secured over $25 million dollars in federal funding for Montefiore, which is the largest employer and health care provider in the Bronx.
For more than two years, I have led the New York Delegation in pressing FEMA to reimburse hospitals for COVID-19 emergency expenses.
For more than two years, I have led the New York Delegation in pressing FEMA to reimburse hospitals for COVID-19 emergency expenses.
05:16 PM - Dec 14, 2023
A year ago, I had the honor of co-leading the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified marriage equality in federal law.
Every American should have the freedom to marry regardless of who are you and whom you love.
Love wins out.
Every American should have the freedom to marry regardless of who are you and whom you love.
Love wins out.
05:08 PM - Dec 14, 2023
After witnessing the moral bankruptcy of Harvard and UPENN’s leadership, I said to myself:
I have never been prouder to be a college dropout.
Like most Americans, what I lack in formal education I make up for in moral clarity and moral common sense.
I have never been prouder to be a college dropout.
Like most Americans, what I lack in formal education I make up for in moral clarity and moral common sense.
06:42 PM - Dec 06, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have led to the creation of 27,000 jobs in the 15th Congressional District in the Bronx.
09:29 PM - Nov 30, 2023
Thomas Massie, a House Republican, is pitting American patriotism against Zionism.
Most Americans are both pro-America and pro-Israel and see no contradiction between the two.
Most Americans are both pro-America and pro-Israel and see no contradiction between the two.
11:57 PM - Dec 05, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
Rape and sexual violence against Israeli women calls for nothing less than unequivocal condemnation.
Israel did not invade Palestinian homes and rape and sexually violate Palestinian women.
Hamas did invade Israeli homes and did rape and sexually violate Israeli women.
Israel did not invade Palestinian homes and rape and sexually violate Palestinian women.
Hamas did invade Israeli homes and did rape and sexually violate Israeli women.
10:40 PM - Dec 03, 2023
Hamas broke the latest ceasefire because breaking ceasefires is what Hamas always has done and always will do.
Hamas must be removed from power.
“Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.”
Hamas must be removed from power.
“Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.”
04:20 PM - Dec 01, 2023
Even though George Santos has been expelled from Congress, his legacy lives on through a bill I named after him: the SANTOS Act, which holds Congressional candidates accountable for lying to the public.
STOP ANOTHER NON-TRUTHFUL OFFICE SEEKER.
STOP ANOTHER NON-TRUTHFUL OFFICE SEEKER.
04:17 PM - Dec 01, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have led to the creation of 27,000 jobs in the 15th Congressional District in the Bronx.
09:29 PM - Nov 30, 2023
A social media account that hates me is fantasizing about raping a teenager and joining Hamas.
Judge me by my enemies.
Judge me by my enemies.
09:21 PM - Nov 30, 2023
Maria Bartiromo falsely alleges that the release of Abigail Idan, a 4-year old American hostage, was driven by political donations.
Bartiromo’s conspiracy theory, politicizing the release of a 4-year old child, is so sickening and shocking that it renders one almost speechless.
Bartiromo’s conspiracy theory, politicizing the release of a 4-year old child, is so sickening and shocking that it renders one almost speechless.
03:41 PM - Nov 30, 2023
I'm proud that I was able to secure $800,000 for the creation of urban farming programs throughout public schools in the Bronx.
In an era of catastrophic climate change, environmental science education has taken on greater importance than ever before.
In an era of catastrophic climate change, environmental science education has taken on greater importance than ever before.
norwoodnews.org
Fordham Heights: Torres Awards $800K for Urban Farming Program in 20 Schools - Norwood News
U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) has awarded $800,000 in community project funding to New York Sun Works, a local nonprofit dedicated to integrating the science of sustainability and climate education into K-12 urban schools. Torres visited X225 Theatre Arts Production Company School in Fordham Heig..
03:36 PM - Nov 30, 2023
3 Threaded Spouts
An unconditional ceasefire that keeps Hamas in power and hostages in captivity has been rejected.
President Biden has brokered a deal—a temporary conditional pause rather than a permanent unconditional ceasefire.
President Biden has brokered a deal—a temporary conditional pause rather than a permanent unconditional ceasefire.
06:22 PM - Nov 22, 2023
I joined Assemblywoman Yudelka Tapia and Councilman Oswald Feliz in distributing turkeys to residents of Monterey Houses, which is one of more than 300 public housing developments in NYC.
As first a Councilman and then a Congressman, I’ve had the honor of representing Monterey Houses for a decade.
As first a Councilman and then a Congressman, I’ve had the honor of representing Monterey Houses for a decade.
04:06 PM - Nov 19, 2023
3 Threaded Spouts
Conditioning aid to Israel is a slippery slope toward abolishing aid altogether—which has long been the objective of Israel’s leading detractors in DC.
09:40 PM - Nov 18, 2023
I'm proud that I was able to secure more than $3.3 million to support the Montefiore School Health Program, which is the largest network of school-based health centers in the country.
Every child in America should have access to school-based health care.
Every child in America should have access to school-based health care.
11:50 AM - Nov 17, 2023
Signature Bank was the third largest residential lender in NYC, with a multifamily loan portfolio of more than 80,000 units—almost all affordable housing.
I persuaded the FDIC to partner with NYS and NYC housing officials to implement a strategy for preserving the affordability of those 80k units.
I persuaded the FDIC to partner with NYS and NYC housing officials to implement a strategy for preserving the affordability of those 80k units.
11:48 AM - Nov 17, 2023
George Santos, who illegally spent campaign funds on porn sites and Botox, has announced he is no longer seeking re-election.
I will be the sole surviving Jew-ish gay Latino Congressman from New York.
I will be the sole surviving Jew-ish gay Latino Congressman from New York.
12:40 PM - Nov 16, 2023