Ritchie Torres in 2020 House NY elections


On Education: Proposed bill to eliminate segregation in NYC public schools

Councilman Torres proposed a bill to eliminate the causes of segregation in NYC public schools. The bill would create an Office of School Diversity to study the causes of racial segregation. "The inspiration behind the bill is Brown vs. Board of Education which taught us separate but equal can never be equal and as long as we have a deeply segregated school system, we will never have true equality for African-Americans and Latinos. We have a school system more segregated than the South."
Source: NBC News on 2020 Congressional NY-15 election Dec 3, 2016

On Government Reform: Public office is a privilege, so ban corrupt people

New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres plans to introduce a bill that would bar anyone from office who has a felony conviction for certain state and federal crimes like public corruption, bribery and wire fraud. "Once you betray the public trust, you have no business serving in public office. Public office is a privilege, not an entitlement. It should be a privilege reserved for those whose public life has been free of corruption."
Source: CityAndStateNY.com on 2020 Congressional NY-15 election Jan 30, 2018

On Health Care: Expand resources for people who overdose

Councilman Ritchie Torres is sponsoring bills that will offer more resources in combating the crisis. The first bill would require the city to provide training on recognizing opioid overdoses and administering medications which negate or neutralize the effects. Torres compared it to CPR training, in which anyone can volunteer to be trained. "One need not be a doctor to administer naloxone and one need not be a first responder to save a life." The training would be voluntary for citizens.
Source: CityAndStateNY.com on 2020 Congressional NY-15 election Feb 28, 2016

On Jobs: Wants to ensure NYC is creating real, not projected jobs

Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres told The Post he'll introduce legislation forcing the city to disclose who's benefiting from taxpayer-funded, job-creation programs unless the de Blasio administration sets the record straight on its $1.35 billion "New York Works" initiative. The program is supposed to create 100,000 jobs paying at least $50,000 yearly by 2027. "There's no reason to suspect that the numbers are real. Projected jobs don't put food on the table, and they don't pay rent."
Source: New York Post on 2020 Congressional NY-15 election Apr 7, 2019

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