I lived in public housing and had to struggle with depression and substance abuse. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
I grew up in a public housing development right across the street from Trump Golf Course. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
One of the great ironies of our time is that some of the most progressive cities are among the most systemically racist… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
I am going to make it a priority to fight for full federal funding for public housing. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
Most of the people in the South Bronx are practical rather than ideological. Their concerns are bread and butter, health and housing,… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
Public housing in New York City has been so savagely defunded by the federal government. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
I never thought I would embark on a journey that would take me from public housing in the Bronx to the House… — 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 Image
I am both black and Latino - there's no need to artificially barricade one from the other. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I lived in public housing and had to struggle with depression and substance abuse. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
With a multi-billion dollar market capitalization, crypto is here to stay. It's not going anywhere. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
