Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman José E. Serrano today introduced legislation to guarantee that local transportation projects are evaluated by public inspectors rather than private companies.
Full Committee Chair and Subcommittee Chair Have Budget Oversight Over the Federal Prison System, Demand Answers for Last Week’s Failures
Washington, DC – Representatives Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and José E.
Washington, DC – Congressman José E. Serrano tonight released the following statement in response to President Trump’s State of the Union address in Congress:
WASHINGTON— Today, Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva, José Serrano and Don Beyer led a letter with 36 other Members of Congress to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to reaffirm the United States commitment to democracy in El Salvador and respect the results of the 2019 presidential election set for February 3. Their letter read in part:
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jose E. Serrano, House Appropriations Committee member and Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee today released the following statement on President Trump and Republicans’ agreement to temporarily reopen the federal government after 35 days of the Trump Shutdown:
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman José E. Serrano led a letter with 55 Democratic colleagues to condemn President Trump’s constant attacks and undermining of recovery efforts in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria. The joint effort comes two weeks after it became public that President Trump was considering diverting U.S.
The Bronx, NY – Today, Congressman José E. Serrano (D-NY) released the following statement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in commemoration of his life and work:
Subcommittee Oversees Department of Justice, Department of Commerce, NASA, NSF
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman José E. Serrano was elected Chairman of the Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Subcommittee for the 116th Congress by the House Appropriations Committee’s Democratic members.
Washington, DC – Congressman José Serrano today released the following statement in response to the New York federal court decision blocking the Department of Commerce from including a citizenship question in the 2020 Census.
Bill includes FEMA local cost share waivers and $600 million in Disaster Food Assistance funding
Washington, DC – Congressman José E. Serrano, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, celebrated the successful inclusion of additional emergency relief assistance for Puerto Rico in the new Disaster Supplemental Bill made public Friday last week by the House Appropriations Committee.