José E. Serrano: “we should not just discard it as just more government oversight or whatever that is bad.”

I leave as a chairman, I leave in the majority--I will leave in the majority.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this emergency supplemental, which will help Puerto Rico recover from damage caused by the ongoing earthquakes that have struck the island. It will help an island that is…

An additional $25 billion cost would severely impact vital programs, not only under this subcommittee, but across all non-defense subcommittees.

To deny the telling of this story not only does a disservice to our contributions and sacrifices but also renders American history incomplete.