I thank the gentleman for his comments on Governor Cuomo. I now yield to my colleague and friend from the upstate region, Mr. Paul Tonko, who also served in the State assembly while Mario Cuomo was Governor.

I thank the gentlelady for her remarks. I thank all the members of the New York delegation, as well as Ms. Pelosi, the Democratic leader, for their remarks today and remembrance of the great Governor of the State of New York, Mario Cuomo…

I thank my good friend. I now yield to the gentleman from Buffalo, New York (Mr. Higgins). Mario Cuomo was known all over New York State, obviously, as the Governor, but my colleague Brian Higgins knew him well.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Rochester, New York, Louise Slaughter.

Well done, my friend from Brooklyn and Queens. Mr. Speaker, I now would like to yield to the gentlewoman from Flushing, Queens, New York, Ms. Grace Meng.

I thank the gentlelady. I now yield to the gentleman from the Bronx, Mr. Serrano. (Mr. SERRANO asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I ask the gentleman from Brooklyn and from Queens, Mr. Jeffries, for his comments.

Myself and other members of the New York delegation were not able to be here on swearing-in day because we were attending the funeral of former Governor Mario Cuomo in New York, and we were also not here to cast a vote for Speaker of the…

Just like we can't solve immigration reform by simply militarizing our border and pretending that solves the problem, we can't help these children by simply shutting them out and avoiding their needs.

We must recognize that our communities are best served when the children living here are in school and that they are healthy.

Notification and information-sharing cannot become a way to target innocent children or the family members that are taking them in.

The United States has long stood with those who are fleeing persecution and violence.