José E. Serrano

I am going to support this rule. I am going to support it because the rule speaks to a bill that the gentleman from Virginia (Chairman Wolf) and I worked on very hard to make the best of a very difficult allotment to the committee. The…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to do something that I have not done in 29 rac{1}{2} years. And I know that got everybody's attention. What could I possibly have not done in 29 rac{1}{2} years? Well, 29 rac{1}{2} years is how long I have known the…

let me first simply say on a comment that we just heard on the House floor that it is related to taxes, because it is a simple mathematical equation. If we have less money to spend because we give it away to the rich, then we have less…

when September 11, 2001, happened, I was in New York City. And as the enormity of what terrorism could do to my city hit me, I was stunned. Then I wept with all of those innocent people who were simply doing their jobs and living their…

it with great pride that I rise to recognize the extensive contributions of Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The opportunity to go to college is one that many Americans take for granted because it has become an accepted norm for many…

I rise in reluctant but strong opposition to the Homeland Security Act before us today. It has been clear since September 11th--indeed it was clear well before that date--that the Federal government needs to change to better face the…

The fact of life is that this Rangel/Serrano amendment sends the message that it is time to change this policy. We no longer have any moral justification for keeping an embargo on Cuba while we deal with China, Vietnam, Korea, and every…

Since before I was elected to Congress, I have heard repeated requests from my constituents for assistance in dealing with Bronx post offices. Continuing problems include lost mail, misdelivered mail, late night deliveries. You name it, we…

I rise with utmost respect for my colleagues and with some sadness in my heart because I rise in opposition to this resolution. I do so because in our profession, perception is a strong weapon. And the perception of this weapon or the…

We have spent close to $1.5 billion in fighting drugs, and coca production is up by over 25 percent. Even in what we are supposed to be doing, we are not succeeding the way we should. Secondly, I would like to commend those in the…

on behalf of the Latino community I urge my colleagues to oppose H.R. 3129, the Customs Border Security Act, and to strongly support the Rangel substitute. H.R. 3129 will expand Federal authority for U.S. Customs officers by granting them…

if self-sufficiency can be defined as raising a family just on or below the poverty level, with little or no chance of increasing earning potential because the breadwinner is not equipped with competitive education or job training, then I…

I rise in support of H.R. 1885, the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, that is before the House today. This bill will extend Section 245(i) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act to certain immigrants as well as…

I rise in support of H.R. 2356, the Shays-Meehan Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Bill. First, I congratulate our colleagues from Connecticut (Mr. Shays) and Massachusetts (Mr. Meehan) for their diligence and persistence on this issue…

I thank the gentleman from upstate New York for his support. Let me first do what so many of my colleagues have done, and that is to thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) for really being our leader and trying to get what was…

Reclaiming my time, it was not this side, with all due respect, that put us in this situation. It was the gentleman's administration that did not keep the promise. That is why we are here. That is why the gentleman from New York (Mr…

Mr. Speaker, the issue is one promise on top of another promise. The promise that New York will get half of the dollars has been broken already. That is a fact. We are not here to create a problem, but that is a fact. Now we are being told…

this is how it started with the devastation at the World Trade Center. This aerial photograph shows you what you have already seen and what you know, the damage. What this photograph does not show you is the ripple effect that it has had…

I can tell the Members that, as a Hispanic American, we are living through a time now where a lot of people in this country are taking the opportunity to be nervous about anyone who does not look or act like a 'typical American' because of…

I rise in support of the H.R. 3061, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and a number of related agencies for the fiscal year 2002. I want to commend Chairman Regula and Ranking…

Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise today in support of H. Con. Res. 90, a resolution authorizing the printing of a revised and updated version of the House document entitled ``Hispanic Americans in Congress.'' From September 15 to October 15 of…

Mr. Chairman, if I may, I know we have come pretty close to the end of this process, and I just wanted to take this opportunity once again to thank the gentleman from Virginia (Chairman Wolf) for the work he has done on this bill, for the…

I also appreciate and applaud the good work that the gentleman from Florida has been doing to assist the small communities in his district. I assure him that I want to help him find the appropriate way to assist this community. I will join…

Mr. Chairman, let us me first open my comments by saying that I do not have to repeat, the record will show I have been totally supportive of full funding the Census Bureau for the last few years; that I have gotten as the ranking member…

Mr. Chairman, I will be very brief. I just wanted to rise in support of the gentleman's idea. On my wall here in my Washington office I have two pictures in one special section. There is a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King and another one…