José E. Serrano

I want to emphasize that, this is one of those issues where both parties have agreed that it happened; it was bad, and it can't happen again. Something has to be done.

We have a duty and an obligation to ensure that those expectations are met.

the sourcing of the products makes a huge difference, and so if we had the resources, and we had the ability to get further up the supply chain, I think that we could do a better job of making sure that those products that are affecting…

As more products reach our borders from abroad, we must do everything in our power to ensure this vital agency has every tool and resource necessary.

I am not thanking you for having problems every day; I am thanking you for dealing with them.

So four out of five recalls come from imported products and, not surprisingly, a very large percentage of those are from China.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent agency responsible for monitoring the products sold or imported into the U.S.

I think our government spends too much money leasing and, at the end of the day, owns nothing.

It is not your information, it is the consumers' information, and the consumer ought to have the right to say yes or no as to whether you do it.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to join you in welcoming Chairman Wheeler and Commissioner Pai back before the subcommittee.

I know that the Republicans have a concern about overregulating, but with the Commission having to, first, go to voluntary standards I am very concerned about underprotecting our consumers.

We are just not going to appropriate in the dark.

I believe we must invest in infrastructure across the country and the territories.

You know, it is amazing, Mr. Chairman, how we always end up talking about computers and IT, you know.

When it comes to the products that come to our children's hands, to our store shelves, I think we can all agree that it is not government intervention; it is government making sure that another country is not sending us stuff that is not…

To follow up, $37 million requested for IT seems to mirror what the majority rejected last year.

I would argue that status is the problem, and it is always the right time to discuss status.

It is a Band-Aid in my opinion, because we will resolve it for today, but we will not resolve it for 5 years from now.

I do not want that presidential candidate that I have been saying his, you know, been recording what I have been saying about him because he might get back at me.

I, on the other hand, want to be helpful in investing in the future, as they are too.

I take personal interest because I was born in one of them, and I represent the Bronx, which has a lot of folks that were born in the territories.

I think that it is safe to say that it has been a rousing success.

I support the Commission's request for a modest increase in funding to address these issues, and I urge my colleagues to do so as well.

I just want to thank you for your service to our country and for the difficult issues you deal with on a daily basis.

I am confident that you are the right person to lead the agency and help restore trust at OPM.