José E. Serrano

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to pass H.R. 6282. This legislation will rename the Morris Heights Post Office in the Bronx, New York, in my district, after a legend. Dr. Roscoe…

When you think about it, it is a very simple solution to think about: If you can't fly because you are too dangerous to be on a plane and you are a threat to the country, why would you be allowed to buy a gun? Yet the gun lobby is so…

At the behest of the House Republicans' inquiry, the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility investigated whether there was misconduct or targeting of legal businesses by Operation Choke Point. The DOJ's OPR, in their…

We finally found something we agree on again. This is becoming a habit. We want to keep Wall Street in its place. I wish the gentleman would help us with empowering the SEC to do so. Dodd-Frank does not designate any entity as ``too big to…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 39 Offered by Mr. Luetkemeyer The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mr. Roskam The Acting CHAIR. It is…

In closing, it is interesting that he singles out this particular situation, because, if we were to look at every place to which we send any kind of armament that, maybe, some people would disagree with sending it to, we may not be selling…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 29 Offered by Mr. Garrett The Acting CHAIR. It…

It is amazing to hear the other side protecting the right of the SEC to do its work when the budget and the bill show just the opposite. This amendment is yet another attack on the independence and efficacy of the Securities and Exchange…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

It is amazing. I think it could be December 31 of this year and we would still be trying to find a way to make the President look bad. That is what this is about. It is about this President having an administration. If it was up to some on…

It is a surprise to the gentleman that we still have 6 months to go in this Congress and in this administration. This amendment would limit the administration's ability to propose or finalize important rules or regulations. The…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Hampshire will be postponed. Amendment No. 33 Offered by Mr. Hudson The Acting CHAIR. It…

This is going to be a historic moment, so let's pay attention. I rise in support of the en bloc amendments. I appreciate the chairman's inclusion of amendments for Democratic Members. I urge a ``yes'' vote on the en bloc amendment. I think…

With all due respect, and I am not answering the gentleman's question, my role is not to tell you what you should have put in the bill.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma will be postponed. Amendment No. 44 Offered by Mr. Posey The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands that amendment No. 42…

Very carefully let me say that there are many instances where people have disagreements, but the law prevails. Not every employer agrees with everything that the employee does and vice versa, but if there is a law in place, then the law…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 30 Offered by Mr. Gosar The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I don't, as you can see, have much to say on this because it is really an interesting situation. It is an amendment looking for a problem that doesn't exist. It is an amendment looking for the possibility that the President--there we go…

I claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

You know, it is amazing. Many of us--and I am not suggesting you--get elected to Congress, and we are in awe of the fact that we come from where we come when we get to Congress. I am in that category. I am very blessed. There are others…

I am going to start backwards here. We are not going to call for a vote on this, and the reason for it is, when people read your amendment, they are going to realize someone didn't write it correctly. It doesn't speak to the IRS. It…

The other side doesn't like ObamaCare; it doesn't like Dodd-Frank; it doesn't like the SEC. Maybe I am going to try an amendment on the bailout of the automobile industry to see if they like that one, because that helped a lot of folks…