José E. Serrano

Politics and budget debate should not impede their work.

It is, frankly, time for a new budget deal to end sequestration once and for all, in part, to prevent disastrous cuts to law enforcement efforts at the Department of Justice.

I know everyone on this committee believes that privacy is a right to be left alone and our right to privacy is one of our most sacred and important constitutional rights.

Let's do it. Count my cousin.

Congress must still create a bipartisan, independent commission to make sure every aspect of contacts between President Trump, his campaign and associates, and Russia is thoroughly analyzed.

The Attorney General has taken some troubling actions in the past few months, in my opinion, to undermine the civil rights responsibilities of the Justice Department.

One of the biggest concerns that I have, and so many people have in this country, and it should be everybody's concern, is that some groups never get counted accurately.

we want to count people. Those other issues we have to deal with them, we will deal with them.

the current status is a problem. We are trying to change it to independent, statehood, something else, associated Republic, not the colonialism that we have now.

We are responsible as stewards of our constituents' very hard-earned and very scarce tax dollars.

It is no secret in Congress that it is my favorite committee.

I am concerned that the special counsel you appoint to investigate the ties between the administration and Russia will not have adequate resources.

I wanted to remind you and thank you on behalf of my constituents for the great work you have done on the Bronx River.

If I heard you correctly, you said there is no new money for these kinds of projects in the President's budget.

I wanted to congratulate you and the local folks, ENLACE, for the strong efforts in dredging the Cano.

In a democracy, there are disagreements.

I want to thank you for your testimony and for your support of the COPS program.

this is an issue that the whole New York delegation has been working on with Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Donovan, and all the folks realize that this is a real problem.

There is a lot that our children can learn from the space program.

This epidemic that is running throughout this country is being confronted, and people are aware.

I want to thank you for your testimony. It's not every day... that you can get a person before you who not only represents victims, but was a victim himself or herself.

I may be the only person who defends gridlock.

And do not say it is we had earmarks. And when you have earmarks you get the beaver named Jose.

I know you and I are not naive. We know that we have, there are party differences. These are difficult times.

I thank the gentlewoman. I rise to join my voice to those from New York and other places who continue to ask: Why not fairness in reimbursing New York City for the work that it is doing, the money that it is spending, to take care of the…