We can build a better Bronx, we can build An Affordable America, and we will do it together.
Build a better Bronx and an affordable America.
Occurrences
We can build a better Bronx, we can build An Affordable America, and we will do it together.
Evidence
"We can build a better Bronx, we can build An Affordable America, and we will do it together."
Torres's bipartisan Helping More Families Save Act "passed the House as part of the Housing for the 21st Century Act," and the package was described as addressing "the nation’s housing affordability crisis."
Congress.gov shows Torres introduced H.R. 638 on 01/22/2025; the bill was referred to the House Committee on Financial Services and remained at the introduced stage.
Torres announced $18.624 million in FY26 Community Project Funding for the Bronx, including $5.0 million for Patterson Houses building-line repairs, $3.15 million for Concourse Village pipe replacement, and $850,000 each for fire-alarm and fire-detection upgrades at public housing developments.
Assessments
The promise is broad and aspirational: improving the Bronx and making America more affordable. Torres has materially advanced aligned work in office, including securing FY26 federal community project funding for Bronx housing and infrastructure needs and moving housing-affordability legislation through the House. He also introduced related housing safety legislation. However, the evidence does not show the full promised outcome was delivered at national scale or that affordability in America was achieved. This supports partial credit with a meaningful effort badge, not full delivery.
The promise is broad and aspirational: improving the Bronx and making America more affordable. The evidence shows meaningful same-term action aligned with both parts, including securing more than $18 million in Bronx community project funding, advancing a housing-affordability bill through the House as part of a larger package, and introducing additional housing safety legislation. However, the full promised outcome of a broadly 'better Bronx' and 'affordable America' was not fully delivered, and some measures remained incomplete or only partially advanced. This supports a partial outcome with credit for serious legislative and funding efforts.