José E. Serrano

this bill that is before us today has some new provisions which speak about reports that the administration has to come up with to deal with the issue of the enforcement of the Cuban embargo, the embargo on Cuba. I feel that our country in…

It is my time, and first of all it is nice to hear the gentlewoman quote statements that she has no facts to back up. The last one, well I am sure CNN will deal with that issue and I am very confident that CNN will get their way in doing…

the gentleman has not obviously looked at the fact that the U.N. pumps a lot of money into the United States economy, because New York City is that kind of a national and international town where any money that is pumped into that economy…

my comment to the gentleman from New Jersey is that no matter how we strike it, the fact of life is that CNN is seen, has been seen and will be seen much more than TV Marti, and it is wasted money, American dollars, is seen at this moment…

I rise in defense of, surely, the most vulnerable sector of our society: women, infants, and children. And, I rise in strong support of restoring the funding request of $76 million to the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women…

I immediately fell in love with both. The English language I try to perfect on a daily basis, and the Frank Sinatra singing I was smart enough not to try to imitate. But throughout all of these 40 odd years, the love affair between Mr…

I think we have to celebrate that. I think it is good. It is a good sign about who we are as a people and a nation. But I think that when we do that, we also have a responsibility and that is to every so often look inward and take a look…

You know, we Americans are really a very strange group of people at times. Who would not think of taking their car for an oil change or doing it themselves? ... Therefore, under existing plans, through expansion and with the desire to do…

Just as my colleague was speaking, I was reminded of the fact that just this week the New York State Health Department came into my congressional district or a certain part to do a special study on why that part of New York City has a…

I am troubled by the comments by my friend from California, Mr. Cunningham, about the integrity and commitment of the gentleman from Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy. I do not think anyone could question the commitment either of the gentleman or…

the debate today has been at times painful for some of us because, as was stated on the floor on many occasions, this debate takes what is really a nonissue, this fear that somehow the English language is going to be lost to all of us as…

Mr. Chairman, if one wants to know how much people want to learn to speak English, they should come to my district in the Bronx, or anywhere else throughout the Nation, and find out what happens when an English-as-a-second-language class…

I rise in emphatic opposition to the Republicans' welfare reform bill. I am tempted to simply repeat the remarks I made last year, on the so-called Personal Responsibility Act, since the flaws in this bill are remarkably similar. But I do…

I would hope that people in this country would understand that to speak more than one language actually strengthens you; it does not weaken you in any way.

There seems to be in this country a complete mistaken belief that bilingual education programs and the use of languages other than English in the classroom or anywhere else in this society somehow weakens the ability of a country and a…

I do not want to beat this subject to death, but I think we really have to understand what we are talking about here. The new way that this Congress and everyone in this country will put forth information is through the Internet. Right in…

it would be helpful if the Environmental Protection Agency made an effort to evaluate and correlate the very specific air emissions that are present at the time that health problems affecting the children in my congressional district…

it is very troubling when you come to the well and speak and have the full realization that nothing you say will finally sway the vote. This bill will pass and the President will sign it, because the President has been advised that Miami…

I first want to join all Americans in expressing my condolences and pain to the families of the pilots who were shot by the Cuban Air Force. This is a tragedy and we should all deeply regret the death of these pilots. I also believe that…

there they go again. The pattern the Republicans set for the first 200 days was to cut spending and repeal programs intended to help children, the poor, the elderly, legal immigrants, and working families, so they can give tax cuts to the…

The Republican approach is to lower taxes for the rich by taking the school lunch away from the children. The contract with America is undoing the legend of Robin Hood. Republicans who were elected last November never told the voters that…

Mr. Chairman, I feel that this is one issue that is going to be very hard for the other side to cover up. They can be tough on crime all they want, they can say all they wish to say on all the talk shows, but it is going to be hard for…

I was concerned. Let me first say I am in support of the bill in general, and I am in support of the provisions of having aliens who commit crimes be deported. But I am wondering now on the question of Mexico's sovereignty and how you…

I think it becomes the role of this body to protect our citizens. In many instances the violation of rights and privileges are committed upon citizens of the United States, the illegal searches, the fear, the attacks, the midnight raids…

Mr. Chairman, as we can notice by the amendments that have been submitted here today, there are two issues that are being discussed. One is the belief by many of us that in fact the bill presented by the majority strikes down most if not…