José E. Serrano

I agree with the chairman, there is bipartisan support for it.

This just--you might be surprised to find that this has a bipartisan look where people say 'why are we cutting this at this time?'

This is not the right time to be doing this.

It certainly would make both of us very happy if that relationship continues.

I also support the Chairman going up in space, but only on--with the condition that he allows me to be the one who wakes him up with one of my opening statements.

I have been in public office for 44 years, State Assembly and in Congress, and there is nothing more exciting to bring to a school than an astronaut.

We need to have a serious conversation on this project.

I strongly oppose the elimination of these programs.

I would further like to call attention to President Trump's inadequate request for Earth Science, which is a cut of $136.8 million below fiscal year 2018.

I am a strong supporter of NASA, have always been, and believe that its program helps America maintain itself as a world leader in space exploration and the scientific arenas that develop those technologies.

Right after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and the devastation that we saw, that many people claim is the worst ever under the American flag, it took such a long time for things to get going. And some of the excuses they were giving was…

I believe that NOAA is one of the most underrated agencies under the jurisdiction of this subcommittee.

How finding out if a person is a citizen is going to protect the Voting Rights Act is beyond me.

That's the climate we are living in, you know.

This is really--opens the door for people to just say they are not like us, they are different.

That makes it look to anyone like being born in one of these places makes you a citizen different than being born in the United States.

This is something that has troubled elected officials for a while.

If you are living in Puerto Rico, and you are therefore for a citizen, you won't be counted in the population of the United States.

Numerous Members of Congress, including myself, have expressed serious concerns about the impact of the citizenship question.

I don't believe in the boycott because we worked too hard to get people to believe in the census.

Those--that small percentage of Americans who still can't get used to the fact that we exist or that Barack Obama was president.

Why are we asking these questions? What is it that we hope to gain unless we are going to use it for something good?

It offends me personally because it sets me apart.

Why not include the territories in the total count? In other words, what is the population of the United States?

Unfortunately, significant questions remain about the cost of the 2020 census and this administration's commitment to ensuring an accurate count.