NEW YORK CITY – New York Congressman Ritchie Torres is an emerging leader and outside-the-box thinker in the Democratic Party. He stands firm in his support for the people of Israel while working to build a better community at home.

CBN News met up with Torres in the Bronx, where he grew up in public housing, experiencing good times, as well as some hardships. He says his early years are what helped cultivate his love for the people there, eventually leading to his love for public service.

"My life has been a journey; from public housing in the Bronx, to the House of Representatives in Washington D.C, I never thought in my wildest dreams," said Torres. "I spent all my life in the Bronx, all my childhood in poverty. I was raised by a single mother, where to raise three of us on minimum w

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