Ritchie Torres: ‘I Would Not Be In The US Congress Were It Not For Public Housing’ | The Last Word

[@bobheck7303]

What a story! His mom has to be so proud! Great American!

[@constituenta5293]

Ritchie Torres, I'm impressed!

[@JRoss-zxzx]

Being poor should not be a crime in the United States, sedition and treason should be, but not being poor

[@danozomatli1774]

Fantastic brother. Fight for the people!! 🙏 🐻

[@cherylburke8284]

Wonderful story an the BEST of EVERYTHING for you Congressman Torres !!!

[@miker.2540]

Hes is fantastic. How fun it would be to work with him and his public housing cause.

[@AriSiMom]

What a great American story...

[@gracieosornio9291]

Wonderful person! Many blessings to Ritchie Torres and his family!!!

[@edwardpalmore7114]

Congressman Torres is going to be a role model for young Puerto Rican and black brothers throughout this land. He is young, articulate and handsome and will be for the next fifteen years or more. He understands poverty because he is a product of the streets. And when you think of Mondaire, Jamal and Cori added to the Squad we are beginning to be heard in the sacred halls of Congress.

[@dementiajoe4048]

Edward, Maybe Biden would consider him the 2nd clean intelligent black man?

[@loisannjohnson7868]

@@dementiajoe4048 lol...your name says it all sir...no disrespect to you but your comment is informed and silly...stay safe

[@ruthdepew7212]

The American Dream is alive and well in Representative Torres who merely wants to pay it forward.

[@shyelowe4302]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! RITCHIE TORRES

[@lovinglight1720]

Bravo Congressman Ritchie Torres I am actually tearing up what a wonderful Ugly Truth you are unveiling it has been masked to long you are where you are needed to be heard. The US can be proud to have you working for what it needs at this time.

[@Mo-oz6ed]

South Bronx here me and my family voted for REP Ritchie Torres best wishes and we know help is on the way

[@tukicat1399]

Protesters take note, THIS IS HOW YOU CHANGE THINGS... not by rioting, vandalism and anti social behaviour... GET OUT THERE INTO PUBLIC OFFICE...

[@mvvpro8688]

He is making the opposite journey of the former, let's say president, who grew as a slum lord and may end up living in poverty or in prison.

[@Soma81]

Biden? Because Ritchie Should still be living in that House

[@miriamvargas1220]

Very true

[@specialk5994]

Wow..."the social contract" between people and their government...as a government assistance recipient, I never saw it that way- only that I needed to grovel, boot lick, and shamefully be grateful for any pittance of support...I forgot that I was part of "the people" and government programs are part of the entity that exists for the greater good and welfare of those people...

[@dianeowen2971]

I'm so glad to see the last of Ben Carson and his oreos.

[@sk8queen]

Ben who?

[@roseescobedo5919]

Congrats Mr Torres, always Proud to see a Latina/Latino make it thru the barriers of prejudism, Yea!!

[@timedout1014]

turns out running a country is harder that it looks and sounds

[@marthabalev2208]

Fix republicans with IMPEACH Him for the sake of the country

[@Soma81]

Crime? Because you cannot impeach due to Feelings and Words

[@TheQuinones100]

Love it congratulations

[@melbamartinez2183]

Make us proud Torres

[@3_up_moon]

I'd like to hear from the Republican freshman Congressman that took up impromptu weaponry on the day of the siege

[@newsoul8626]

how strange to be concerned about public housing having no lobbyists. law makers need lobbyists to do the right thing and make good decisions based on their constituents' needs? we need to be moving towards a government where lobbyists dont exist, a majority of them are advocating for wealthy ppl and corporations, which is not only unhealthy for our society but they're literally making our society sick. the law makers should be our lobbyists, holding town halls regularly, going on as many news programs as possible, especially online media which is virtually ignored by much of mainstream news, to advocate and educate on upcoming policies, talking to their coworkers to get support,

[@kaygenio2129]

What a beautiful smile! I hope and pray he gets all that his constituents (and those across the nation) need. This could be an era of REIMAGINATION as Governor Cuomo (first) said, if the Republican could just let go and work with and not against.

[@matthewsigurdson1321]

He means he wouldn't be in Congress if it weren't for affirmative action

[@vedareid2762]

👍👍👍👍🙏

[@jo-anbryson466]

Hope is coming to public housing.

[@hardrocker796]

Jobs are on there way 💞

[@hardrocker796]

That's what Bernie said

[@quiltygal6981]

This is what Government should look like, a mixture of all ages, races, cultures, genders. Not just old white men!

[@soleilm3866]

Where is Ben Carson I want to totally talk to him in really bad English.

[@Paul-lm5gv]

When you drop out of school and live a lazy life you will be poor!!! The graduation rate in our city is 50%!!!! Racism is not to blame for a kid not getting out of bed in the morning and going to school - except that he sees this from his parents living on welfare!!! *IF* the father is even living with the family!!! I see it every day and it saddens and sickens me that the 4th generation of welfare dependent people are being born!!!!! This is the new slavery and it's brought to us by the party of slavery, the Democrats!!!

[@Soma81]

His Mom should have never gotten a House. You want a House you PAY Rent and Bills

[@juanfepenarivera2013]

believing in Jesuchrist you are saved read in the holy bible Romans 10 : 9 and 10 , st Jhon 3 : 16 ... believe in the place where you are the salvation is a gift by grace ... blessing for yours 🌷🌺🌺🌿🍂🍁🙏

[@andreaedginwynn9171]

I agree. It's a vital, urgent issue that must be addressed.

[@rickbrosky3544]

Good intentions but something always go wrong

[@louissallie225]

Yas, Handsome Congressman. Now, I know he's in congress, but I don't know why my mind went to Josh Hawley of the senate. You can be cute, and carasmatic, but what do you stand for? This one, adequate government housing. I just started renting a place for the first time in a long time in rural TX. Everybody ain't able, and this video hit home for me. 🙏🏾🧜🏾‍♂️

[@LoriCurl]

I have had to raise my 3 kids this way too and he does represent the good that comes of this important program. My kids are now doing great and none on housing but me and my youngest, I am elderly, he is disabled. Point is, the good outweighs the bad. My youngest will work soon, and we will see if we can leave this program. But, we would have been homeless without it for sure. I worked the whole time, very, very hard.

[@GPH-px8lb]

The Bidet Administration is the cleanest ever! Joe is the New Lone Ranger with his sidekick, Kamala. Impeach 46!

[@angelcantu4875]

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