Honorable Jose Serrano
United States Representative, New York, Democrat
Representative Serrano, of the Sixteenth District of New York, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990. He served on the District 7 (New York) School Board from 1969 to 1974 and in the New York Assembly from 1974 to 1990. He is a member of the Appropriations Committee. The following is from the July 26, 2002, House floor debate on H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002.I rise in reluctant but strong opposition to the Homeland Security Act before us today. It has been clear since September 11th — indeed, it was clear well before…
