Ritchie Torres : (6)

" With sovereignty and security comes the inherent right of self-defense, a right that every state, including our own, takes for granted. Why should Israel be an exception to the rule? " - Ritchie Torres

" There are people who have nothing else in common with me who have approached me and said, ‘Thank you for telling your story, because I’ve had the same struggles.’ " - Ritchie Torres

" We want better policing. We don’t want a total defunding of police. " - Ritchie Torres

" I am going to make it a priority to fight for full federal funding for public housing. " - Ritchie Torres

" If you can’t trust your father, your stepfather, who can you trust? " - Ritchie Torres

" Whether it’s public housing, or project based Section 8, or mandatory inclusionary housing, or rent regulated housing, there should be a national strategy for maximizing the amount of social housing in the United States. " - Ritchie Torres