José E. Serrano

This is something that has troubled elected officials for a while.

Unfortunately, significant questions remain about the cost of the 2020 census and this administration's commitment to ensuring an accurate count.

Those--that small percentage of Americans who still can't get used to the fact that we exist or that Barack Obama was president.

I am also deeply troubled about a highly political request that the Department of Justice made to the Department last December, asking the Bureau to add a question on citizenship status to the form.

I hope that we can work together on saving the program and helping it grow, honestly.

Every time we cut an agent, we lose money, money that could be collected.

I will be working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, with all due respect, to make sure that that does not happen.

I hope they don't make a mistake when they tinker with the Jones Act.

I thank the gentlewoman for the time. I rise to sadly oppose this disaster supplemental, which does not do enough to help Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This is a bill created by Republicans with little Democratic input. At some…

I join my colleagues in honoring the memory, legacy, and public office of Maurice Hinchey. Mo and I were elected in the same election in 1974 and met during freshman orientation that December on a cold Albany day. From then on, we were…

I am also deeply troubled that the administration's request in response to the largest housing disaster in the history of the country contains no funds for housing.

I am deeply concerned that these restrictions will effectively eliminate Puerto Rico from receipt of any of these funds.

Nobody in Houston wants this project.

I strenuously object to this proposed new program, Mr. Chairman.

I would note that I believe the administration's request to be inadequate in this regard.

Prioritizing the livelihood, health, and safety of the 3.4 million American citizens dealing with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Irma and Maria remains one of my top concerns.

I think the people of Puerto Rico can have that.

In the end, we will have to be looking at the population in Puerto Rico and how we can ensure that we can provide the government services necessary for that population with the revenues that we have, and the support of the Federal…

If we want different results, we have to do things different.

I can't imagine being a mayor of Puerto Rico at this time. I can't imagine being the governor at this time.

That is unacceptable.

If we don't have access to electricity, we may lose our manufacturing industry, our pharmaceutical industry, our medical device industry.

I thank the ranking member for yielding. This bill is a first step in helping Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria. It will provide FEMA and the governments of the islands with the funds needed…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This reduction would have a significant impact on public safety. The ATF would be investigating fewer firearm traffickers and violent gangs. They would be unable to respond effectively to theft…

I am in support of the en bloc amendments. We have worked on it jointly, and I support all of the amendments that are included in the en bloc. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Rosen).