José E. Serrano

The impacts of global climate change are already being felt in the United States and are projected to intensify in the future.

Most of us agree that the climate is changing and we want to be good stewards of the Earth.

Earth's climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities.

Despite the White House's recent call for a new panel to review the science around climate change, the National Climate Assessment, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's recent report, these are the foremost documents…

We should be exploring and investing in technologies that reduce pollutants and protect the long-term health of our planet.

It is important that the committee hold these types of hearings to gain a better understanding of the priorities and the work of the agencies that are under our jurisdiction.

If we can't agree that there is climate change, can we at least phrase it in this way: something is going on and we have to look at it.

Decisions made today will influence the evolution of our climate, yes.

That is the question that a lot of people in this climate we are living today... scares a lot of people into not replying.

I have spent a whole career, 44 years, telling people, and the Chairman knows this, that the territories are part of the United States.

I am amazed at how many members of Congress go to the House floor and single out some newspaper article...

I am a little troubled, a lot troubled, since I was born in a territory, in Puerto Rico.

The wall may never get built because it would take a long, long time to resolve those cases.

We are still seeking justice in the death of Eric Garner.

For years, many have looked to the department as a resource of last resort in addressing serious civil rights challenges involving law enforcement.

I may be the only person who thinks gridlock is not a bad thing in Congress.

I think this is a reasonable standard or request or a metric for them to achieve.

We just need to remind ourselves that the rule of law has to be in every State, in every territory, in every agency, and inside the White House, not just at the border.

I am worried that the President's ongoing attacks on the Department, in tandem with the retreat from some of the core missions of the agency, are doing a terrible disservice to the tens of thousands of DOJ employees that maintain justice.

Our country needs a full accounting of Russia's actions to undermine our democracy.

This proud legacy is under threat from the choices you make in your budget.

A clear theme emerges from all of this, an intentional effort to minimize and ignore the concerns of large segments of the American population.

Suffice it to say, you are operating with a deficit of goodwill on this side as a result.

We take very seriously on a bipartisan basis on this subcommittee the idea of reducing prison population.

This country has too many people in prison, and for a country that is so advanced, it is a sort of mark that we cannot figure out, and we have to work on it, and we are committed to it.