Build a better Bronx and an affordable America.

We can build a better Bronx, we can build An Affordable America, and we will do it together.

Commits to pursuing a better Bronx and broader affordability goals.

Meet Ritchie • Ritchie Torres for Congress
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We can build a better Bronx, we can build An Affordable America, and we will do it together.

Commits to building a better Bronx and an affordable America.

Meet Ritchie • Ritchie Torres for Congress
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"We can build a better Bronx, we can build An Affordable America, and we will do it together."

Campaign framing explicitly tied Torres's platform to improving the Bronx and making America more affordable.

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Meet Ritchie • Ritchie Torres for Congress
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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."

Torres advanced housing-affordability legislation through the House in 2026.

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Rep. Torres’ Bill to Help Families Build Savings Passes House as Part of Major Housing Package
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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 introduced a concrete housing safety bill, demonstrating action on the affordable-housing side of the promise, but it did not advance into law from the available record.

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H.R.638 - Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2025
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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.

Torres secured federal funding for Bronx housing infrastructure and public-housing repairs, which is concrete local implementation aligned with the Bronx portion of the promise.

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Rep. Ritchie Torres Secures Over $18 Million in FY26 Community Project Funding for the Bronx
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At an Axios Live event, Torres said housing is having a moment and pointed to the major housing package that passed the House 396-13.

In the lookback window, Torres publicly highlighted House movement on a major housing package tied to affordability, showing active effort but not final delivery.

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Axios Live: Bipartisan momentum builds to tackle the national housing shortage
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Torres's office said the $3 million Jackson Houses lighting project was completed and was intended to improve safety and security for Bronx residents.

This is a concrete Bronx-specific public-housing improvement secured by Torres during the lookback window, consistent with the 'build a better Bronx' portion of the promise.

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Torres announced an $833,000 federal investment to build an oyster reef, describing benefits for water quality, habitat restoration, and STEM learning opportunities for Bronx students.

Another recent Bronx-linked federal investment shows continuing local delivery, though it does not amount to full fulfillment of the broad affordability promise.

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