José E. Serrano

I rise today to talk about Iraq, a failure built on the lies of this Administration. I am opposed to H. Res. 861, because contrary to what it states in this resolution, I believe that it is in the best interest of the United States to…

I rise today to bid a last farewell to Mrs. Coretta Scott King, a woman of great character and conviction who worked tirelessly to make the dream of her husband a reality. Although we know her as the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr…

fifty years ago a small group of Americans, set out to ensure that America lived up to its promise of providing equal rights to all. They forced America to reach for her great potential and changed the destiny of not only a nation but the…

let me thank the gentleman that he brought this week this issue up again and again. I think it is very courageous on his part and very profound. Secondly, as far as the World Series goes, it is true that the Yankees and the Marlins are not…

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I understand that, Mr. Chairman, and with a prior agreement, I do not know if it was manifested through the Chair, the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Mollohan) has ceded that position to me for the time being. The CHAIRMAN. The order of…

I would just make my last appeal to the gentleman. I think this may be an issue that people want to discuss; but it is certainly, from everything we can gather, not intended to be part of this bill. Secondly, it leaves incredible questions…

the amendment extends the prohibition against all funds in this bill to assist any group or organization that does not have an explicit policy against prostitution or sex trafficking; again, something we are all in favor of getting rid of…

Just one last point, Mr. Chairman. I am, for the record, and continue to be a strong supporter of the COPS program. I will be working with the chairman to see how we can get better in conference and will be working with the chairman next…

Yet we find out that gang violence is spreading throughout the country. And this bill begins to address it in a proper and strenuous way. Interestingly enough, those of us who have lived in the inner city know that there is a relationship…

as I told the gentleman from Maryland, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf) has been very much aware and supportive of these kinds of issues, and as this bill moves to conference, sometimes there is a window of opportunity to do some…

the gentlewoman is correct, and I share her concern. During the last 2 decades of the 20th century, the Census Bureau did not provide sufficient investment in these programs to keep up with the changing social and demographic character of…

This is interesting. When we took this up before on different occasions, we were able through this amendment to unite law enforcement throughout the Nation because local police departments continue to tell us that it is in their best…

let me make a few brief comments here. We keep talking about full funding and an adjustment to the census count. We have all been in support of that. But let us remember that perhaps the largest reason why the Census Bureau did not adjust…

I also offer my strong support for an open, public rulemaking process that includes multiple public hearings, sufficient time for public comments, and any relevant independent studies. The more than 2 million people who contacted the FCC…

The Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center of New York Presbyterian Hospital plans to use the American Community Survey data to identify Bronx, that is my district, neighborhoods with demographic characteristics associated with the risk of Type II…

But it would be any foreign government official? I know this sounds like some sort of a sarcastic comment, but I am really trying to get to the bottom of this. Are you only applying this to foreign governments, or could this, in fact, be a…

Does this include any ordering of torture used by a government near to us, like our own government, or is this just for foreign governments?

Mr. Chairman, I am somewhat surprised at some of the supporters of this amendment and the way that they are supporting the amendment, as I will. They actually sound like this is on the level. They actually debate this like this is for…

Mr. Chairman, let me at the outset say that the gentleman from Virginia (Chairman Wolf) knows that I know how difficult it was to put this bill together and to deal with the issues that this bill takes care of. He is right, we had to move…

I thank both Members for bringing this resolution to the floor. When I introduced this resolution, I did it with the full understanding that we would be honoring the legacy of Luis A. Ferre, a true Puerto Rican visionary who wanted so much…

The big question on this bill is why now? There are enough laws in place and regulations to deal with this issue. I feel that some of the good, well-intentioned Members have been caught up in this desire to all of a sudden clear up the…

we are nearing the finish of this session of the 108th Congress, and I am sure most Members will be heartily glad to see it end. Today, we are considering an Omnibus bill making appropriations for departments and agencies that ought to be…

I cautiously stand to celebrate and with great joy 100 years of Yankee baseball. I grew up in the Bronx, coming from Puerto Rico; and if you grow up in the Bronx, you, of course, are aware of the fact that the Bronx Bombers reside within…

Mr. Speaker, I come to join today in celebrating what is a fabulous career and a fabulous human being. Just think of it, over 15,000 people, men have played professional major league baseball and only 19 have hit over 500 home runs. And…