José E. Serrano

I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the Aquinas Housing Corporation and its staff and in wishing them continued success.

it is with joy and pride that I rise to pay tribute to Aquinas Housing Corporation (AHC) which celebrated its 18th anniversary of providing services to the community on Wednesday, November 3, 1999.

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

Through his dedication, discipline, and success in boxing, Mr. Trinidad has served as a role model for millions of youngsters in the United States and Puerto Rico who dream of succeeding, like him, in the world of sports.

King's tireless and continuous philanthropic efforts are rarely chronicled, but as he says, 'if you do something just to get noticed, then it is not a truly charitable gesture.'

The result was a joyful outpouring in Puerto Rico and in my Bronx Congressional district.

I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to America's greatest boxing promoter, Mr. Don King.

I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Mr. Felix ``Tito'' Trinidad for his contributions and dedication to boxing, as well as for serving as a role model for the youth of Puerto Rico and America.

His shocking hair style, infectious smile, booming laugh, inimitable vocabulary and his catch phrase 'Only in America!' have made Don King universally recognizable.

Mr. Speaker, I think the President did the right thing. As I said before during the rule debate, he did it, or he wanted to do it, actually, right before we had that horrible situation with the impeachment situation. He wanted to do it…

I am not even going to try to make an argument against some of the things I have heard here today, because I realize that one of the most difficult things to do here today or this week or this year or any time is to sound like we are…

I understand that and I respect the gentleman's comments, but that is precisely the reason why Congress established an independent, nonpartisan Office of Special Counsel. I think that one of the things we have to decide around here is if…

One of the comments that we keep hearing from everyone on that side who gets up to put forth a deep cut is, do not worry about this cut, what it is that I am cutting will get done. So we will cut one bill, then people will say, do not…

I come to the debate equipped with two reference sources, the first being Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. "Emergency: an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action." Now, it is plausible…

I want to agree with the gentleman from Kentucky (Chairman Rogers). I want to do everything in my power to ensure that the funding for the clearinghouse is in the final bill. We will work with the gentleman to make that happen.

I have a concern that the 4 million American citizens who live in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are never included in any of the data that the census puts forth. This year Puerto Rico will be counted with the same form that is being used…

This amendment does not cut any funding from the Border Patrol. My amendment merely shifts funding from one INS account to another, a shift of $44 million that is budget-authority neutral. This shift is necessary to keep this amendment…

It is an honor for me to join once again the hundreds of thousands of people who will march with pride from Mount Eden to 161st Street along the Grand Concourse in celebration of our Puerto Rican heritage.

It is with enthusiasm that I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to this wonderful celebration of Puerto Rican culture, which has brought pride to the Bronx community.

It feels wonderful that so many people can have this experience, which will change the lives of many of them.

It is with pride that I rise to pay tribute to the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade, on its eleventh year of celebrating the culture and contributions of the Puerto Rican community to our nation.

I just wanted to come down and take just a few minutes to say that I think the President has put before us an excellent plan, and there is no reason why we should not respond to it. But my biggest concern continues to be the same concern I…

I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing continued success to Mr. Joel Sklar and in recognizing him for his outstanding achievements in education and his enduring commitment to the community.

Mr. Sklar leaves us with many lessons learned in leadership, education and wisdom.

Mr. Chairman, let me just first say that I have the highest respect for the gentleman from Florida. He knows that. I also have quite a bit of respect for the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Nethercutt) and a lot of respect for his amendment…