José E. Serrano

I just wanted to close on this side by saying, as I said before, that this is a good bill, that Chairman Wolf has done a great job with both staffs in putting together a bill that we can support... I am hoping after all is said and done no…

I just wanted to tell the chairman, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf), that the comments of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) are well taken by this ranking member. We want to work out the best possible situation to work in the…

I want to take the gentleman from California's approach also and thank the majority party and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gekas) for bringing this measure to the floor; and I will vote for it tonight. However, upon voting for it I…

I have witnessed first-hand the exemplary work they are doing for our community and I am deeply impressed.

I applaud the commitment and the efforts of La Resurreccion United Methodist Church's staff.

It is a privilege for me to represent the 16th district of New York, where the new home of La Resurreccion United Methodist Church is located.

I am delighted by the church's success.

I started out in life with English as a second language. So even though I speak more English in my adult life than I have spoken Spanish, I still have to pay close attention to make sure that what I hear is correct. I heard that this…

Well, Mr. Chairman, it finally happened, the last speaker let the cat out of the bag. Cuba is a small island, not a large European country. That is the problem. If it was a large European country or an Asian country, he would be lobbying…

Let us face it, the FCC is in a lot of trouble with some people these days because of the work they are doing on low-power FM stations, and for that they are paying a big price. It is interesting that people who are in this profession…

Mr. Chairman, again let us go through on what this amendment does. It will take away what Smith & Wesson, as far as I am concerned and we heard from my colleague from California, on good business sense. We see unfortunately in this country…

Personally, anyone who has followed me during these 10 years that I have been in Congress knows that I am very outspoken on my country being involved in military activities throughout the world. On many occasions, when we have been…

I am really troubled by this amendment because it wants to destroy an agreement which is for the good of the American people and, in fact, for the good of the gun manufacturing industry. On the safety front, Smith & Wesson agreed to…

Now that the gentleman from Florida has gotten me in trouble with my press secretary, I must say that I still think that this is an unfair attack. It is interesting that the gentleman mentions my press secretary, because at this very…

that is all I need just to rise in strong support of this amendment. I think it speaks to an extremely important issue; one that we have to continue to work on. I support the gentlewoman wholeheartedly.

I am not a big fan of curtailing time, and I am also not a big fan of a process which starts off with letting everybody speak under the 5-minute rule and then stopping people at the end of the bill from speaking more than they are allowed…

I want to clarify my point. I am not for time limitations. What I am for is for uniformity. While I do not like time limitations, I personally think that there is a contradiction in this House. We celebrate our democracy but we hate…

I rise to speak on the rule to correct a misconception that may be going around the House. I had requested a waiver from the Committee on Rules for an amendment to increase the Legal Services Corporation. I did that because I am troubled…

here we go again. For the sixth year in a row, the FY 2001 Commerce-Justice bill includes only $141 million for the Legal Services Corporation. This is $164 million below the fiscal year 2000 appropriation of $305 million and $199 million…

I am really troubled about what we are doing here today, and I cannot believe we are doing it without much more debate. This looks to me very much like something from my younger years when we got involved in Vietnam. Let us understand this…

Elian Gonzalez will be the only person in the history of this country to have citizenship and/or residency shoved down his throat. He has not asked for it and the guardian who we accept is speaking for him in Cuba has rejected it. In the…

I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. Eula D. Nelson Fleet for her achievements in education and her enduring commitment to the community, and in wishing her a happy retirement.

over the past 18 years, Aquinas Housing Corporation has sponsored and developed the rehabilitation of 35 buildings, 990 residential units, 104 cooperatives, and 115 two-and three-family homes.

I would like to especially compliment this year's honorees, St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School, St. Barnabas Hospital, and the Bank Street College of Education Center for Family Support, for their leadership in improving the quality of…

I applaud the commitment and the efforts of Aquinas Housing Corporation's staff in the assistance they provide to the elderly, and low- and moderate-income families.