Couldn't we have an understanding in the future of how many folks have been doing that already?
José E. Serrano
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José E. Serrano is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 16th congressional district. He held office from 1990 until 2019, making significant contributions to his community and advocating for various social issues. During his tenure, Serrano focused on education, healthcare, and housing, working to improve the quality of life for his constituents in the Bronx. He was known for his commitment to public service and community engagement, often highlighting the importance of local organizations and initiatives.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me first do something totally, somewhat out of order, and that is to congratulate you on your chairmanship.
The IRS needs funding to update the computer systems and answer any questions that taxpayers have about these new provisions.
I think Governor Rendell said it, but he said that you cannot sustain a world-class economy with a second-class infrastructure system.
I just wanted to bring attention to one of the alternative approaches that actually is being used but not as often.
If I may, Mr. Chairman, would it be possible, with your permission, you know, that this subcommittee has been better than any other subcommittee in dealing with the issue of the territories, if they could at a later date report to us just…
Well, one of them we learned actually terminated its contract because of difficulties that they were having but the others as we know are working at this point.
I thank the gentleman for the time, and I thank you for your work on this, your leadership on this. You've worked very hard to make this a bipartisan amendment. That's why I stand in support of it. The folks in New York need a lot of help…
Let me first say that your comments once again, sir, are just right on target. This is one of those amendments that simply strikes out at a government agency not realizing the harm it causes the people. The impact is particularly severe…
As the only New York City member of the Appropriations Committee, what I saw last night is something that I hadn't seen before. Whenever a disaster hit any part of this country, we always got together and found the funds to deal with the…
I thank the gentleman. Let's understand what is happening here today. This bill doesn't increase available visas. It merely transfers them from one program to another. But it eliminates a Diversity Visa program that allows people from all…





