Pedro Pierluisi

We're seeking a comprehensive solution. We want to address all aspects of this.

I support comprehensive immigration reform as the best course of action for Congress and America.

The enforcement-only approach offered by the SAFE Act falls short of accomplishing what America needs.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I offered this amendment last year, and it was adopted by voice vote. However, it was not included in the final Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted in March. The homicide rate in Puerto Rico is about three times higher than any State…

improves our immigration system, keeps our communities safe, and protects our borders.

If we try to plug the U.S. border with Mexico without increasing security in America's Caribbean border, we're just going to displace the criminal activity from one U.S. border to another.

comprehensive reform will significantly improve public safety.

I want to begin by expressing my strong support for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform legislation during this session of Congress.

I must express my concern that Puerto Rico is currently excluded in the definition of 'southern border' in S. 744.

provide a sensible means to deal with the immigrants who are currently in the country without legal status but are of good character, pay taxes, and are committed to continuing to contribute to our society.

Today, joined by a bipartisan group of my colleagues, I am introducing the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act. This bill is a response to the results of a referendum held in Puerto Rico in November. The first question asked voters if they…

However, the Army argues that a 1974 law prohibits the Federal cleanup of a 400-acre parcel that was part of the bombardment zone.

The committee has recognized that this state of affairs is dangerous, since the parcel includes beaches, walkways, and campgrounds.

Today Congressman Bill Posey of Florida and I will introduce bipartisan legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, a famed U.S. Army unit know as the Borinqueneers composed almost entirely of soldiers…

In November 2012, Puerto Rico held a referendum on its political status. The results demonstrated that a clear majority of the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico want to end the island's current territory status, that a supermajority prefers…

There is no question that water is a very serious topic for all Oregonians.

Our concern initially was that if that land was going to come from the O&C land base, that there be something in the way of equal acres value or volume to replace it.

Although I strongly support the TANF program, which provides payments to low-income families with children, I rise in opposition to the rule and to the underlying bill. Yesterday, I filed the budget-neutral amendment to H.R. 890. However…

This policy requires a link to al-Qaeda. Is that right?

Today I'm introducing a modified version of bipartisan legislation I introduced last Congress. The bill would amend a provision in Federal law that applies only to Puerto Rico and that has harmed thousands of Medicare beneficiaries on the…

Tomorrow I will reintroduce two bills: the first to extend the SSI program to Puerto Rico, and the second to provide fair treatment to Puerto Rico under TANF. SSI provides assistance to blind, disabled, and elderly individuals with low…

In my home, in the Northern Mariana Islands, the Brown Tree Snake is considered the number one threat to native wildlife.

As a cosponsor, I hope that this Committee will now follow suit, so that the biodiversity and natural ecosystems in South Florida; my district, Puerto Rico; and the other areas of the United States that are vulnerable to invasion by…

Finally, I am most concerned about the two amendments that the Judiciary Committee added to H.R. 511.