I am both black and Latino - there's no need to artificially barricade one from the other. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
My younger self could not imagine standing on the floor of Congress as a member of Congress voting on legislation that, if enacted, would… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
I am both black and Latino - there's no need to artificially barricade one from the other. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
Exercising dominion over Puerto Rico, as the U.S. has done for more than a century - without granting Puerto Ricans the full franchise in… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
Racial identity is chosen and given. It is as much a product of the world's perception of you as it is of your own… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
I lived in public housing and had to struggle with depression and substance abuse. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
With a multi-billion dollar market capitalization, crypto is here to stay. It's not going anywhere. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
I spent almost all my life in poverty, raised by a single mother who had to raise three children on minimum wage, which in… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
I'm grateful for the blessing and burden of public service; I promised my constituents that I would work my heart out for them. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
I take an expansive view of infrastructure. For me, infrastructure is more than roads and bridges. It's about the quality of the water we… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
New York City should and must embrace crypto if it is to remain the financial capital of the world. We no longer live in… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
I feel no shame in admitting that I take an antidepressant every day. That enables me to be a productive public servant who's risen… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
There's a sense in which the media narrative diminishes me. I resist the temptation to fit into a preconceived narrative. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
My openness about depression is rooted in my lived experience as an LGBTQ person. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share
