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October 08, 2008 (Source: USA TODAY)By Ross K. Baker

Take the case of Rep. Jose Serrano, DN.Y., whose Bronx constituency is, by the congressman's own claim, one of the "poorest" in the nation. ...

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Source: istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR


October 08, 2008 Founders would approve

...people represented by each House member can often be very unrepresentative slices of the USA. Take the case of Rep. José Serrano, D-N.Y., whose Bronx constituency is, by the congressman's own claim, one of the "poorest" in the nation. Or any of the ma

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Source: USA Today


October 07, 2008 Sarah Palin and a Republican led government are the domestic ...

As I was interviewing Rep. Jose Serrano, this is what he said, “America is not taking care of its own.” And the Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States, ...

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Source: OpEdNews, PA


October 03, 2008 Bush Signs Bailout Bill, But Dow Still Struggles

The only city representative to vote against the bill, Bronx Congressman Jose Serrano says the measure was just as flawed as it was Monday when he voted ...

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Source: NY1, NY


September 30, 2008 State, city comptrollers criticize Congress over bailout vote

Democratic Rep. Jose Serrano, one of four members of the New York delegation to vote against the proposal, said that the package’s failure to include ...

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Source: Legislative Gazette, NY


September 30, 2008 Hammered by the House

A lone member of the city's delegation voted against the plan - Rep. Jose Serrano. An ultraliberal Democrat who represents the South Bronx, Serrano lost ...

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Source: New York Daily News, NY


September 30, 2008 Bailout Failure Puts McCain on the Spot

...the bailout plan was needed to avert a recession. The bill drew the support of every representative from New York City except Rep. José Serrano, a Democrat of the Bronx. House Republicans voted against the bill 65 to 133. Among Democrats, 140 represent

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Source: The New York Sun


September 30, 2008 HOUSE SAYS 700 BILLION TIMES NO

...of the plan. * All but one of the 18 House members from New York City, Long Island and Westchester voted for the rescue. Rep. José Serrano opposed it. Bush, who lobbied House members before the House rejected the plan, said afterward, "I'm disappoi

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Source: New York Post


September 29, 2008 House rejects bailout; stock market plunges

"There were supposed to be a hundred Republican votes," said Rep. Jose Serrano, DN.Y., instead of the 65 cast in favor. The two men campaigning to replace ...

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Source: DetNews.com, MI


September 29, 2008 Voter hostility to bailout may have been key

"Of course I am afraid of what the future holds," Rep. Jose Serrano, a Democrat from the Bronx, said moments after the House voted 228-205 to block the ...

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Source: Dallas Morning News, TX


September 24, 2008 Online critics take aim at $700 billion financial bailout proposal

Rep. Jose Serrano, DN.Y., posted a list of questions on his Web site saying: "When President Bush tells us we must pass the bill exactly as he proposed it ...

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Source: CNET News, CA


September 23, 2008 The federal bailout, brought to you by the "new communists"

Yesterday, New York Representative José Serrano was feeling iffy about the pending federal bailout. In a pointedly worded list of questions on the plan, ...

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Source: Newsday, NY


September 20, 2008 Flood-weary Lake Station residents allowed to return home

"The Red Cross took down our address but other than that we haven't talked to anybody," Jose Serrano said. City officials, including the mayor and members ...

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Source: Gary Post Tribune, IN


September 12, 2008 Top New York Latino Officials announce support for Obama

The officials announcing their support today were US Rep. Jose Serrano, Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, and Secretary ...

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Source: WIVB, NY


August 31, 2008 Sixty-five days

When Rep. Jose Serrano from the Bronx submitted the text for the speech he delivered at Monday's session for approval, the Obama campaign scrubbed it of the ...

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Source: Collinsville Herald, IL


August 29, 2008 Obama's speech vetters leave some speakers grumbling

Rep. Jose Serrano of New York complained to The New York Times that he barely recognized his three-minute speech when it came back from the Obama wordsmiths ...

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Source: San Diego Union Tribune, United States


August 29, 2008 Needle-Exchange Programs 'Simple, Effective Step' For HIV ...

... rate," the federal government is "ignoring a simple, effective step" of allowing federal funding for needle-exchange programs, Rep. Jose Serrano (DN. ...

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Source: Kaiser network.org, DC


August 29, 2008 Most Affulent City Might Surprise You

What's the most affluent city in the USA? Polo players ride their horses on the field during a polo game at Willow Bend Polo Club in Plano, Texas, a city that's also the most affluent city in America, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The answer is

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Source: ABC News


August 27, 2008 At convention, the speeches they write often go unspoken

But when Representative José Serrano of the New York submitted his three-minute speech as required to the high command of Senator Barack Obama's campaign, ...

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Source: International Herald Tribune, France


August 27, 2008 Most affluent city might surprise you

By contrast, the poorest city in the nation was Detroit, with a median household income of $28,097. It fell to the bottom spot this year, replacing Cleveland, which now ranks second-to-last.

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Source: Malaysia Sun


August 27, 2008 Most affluent city might surprise you

The Census Bureau's annual report on income and poverty offers an often unexpected portrait of who's rich and who's poor.

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Source: USA Today


August 26, 2008 Most affluent city might surprise you

Rep. José Serrano, DN.Y., who represents Harlem and the Bronx in New York City, has the district with the poorest residents. Median household income was ...

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Source: USA Today


August 26, 2008 Now, some Hillary Clinton folks wonder about a roll call vote

US Rep. Jose Serrano, who represents the Bronx, said on the convention floor Tuesday that a roll call vote enabling delegates to support Clinton’s ...

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Source: Los Angeles Times, CA


August 20, 2008 To serve the best interest of children

Sponsored by Rep. José Serrano, D-NY, on 16th of February, 2007, the bill has 32 co-sponsors. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. ...

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Source: Times-Standard, CA


August 11, 2008 Loud outcry in Lower Concourse over hush-hush new homeless center

Local Rep. Jose Serrano and State Sen. Jose M. Serrano are leading the fight to seek a court injunction to stop work on the grounds that it was created "in ...

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Source: New York Daily News, NY


August 08, 2008 As NY elected officials propose to help aid those with low-cost ...

... and in that article, I wrote, “As I was interviewing Rep. Jose Serrano, this is what he said, “America is not taking care of its own. ...

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Source: OpEdNews, PA


July 31, 2008 AIDS Action Applauds Introduction of a New Bill Allowing Federal ...

WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, July 30th, Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY) introduced the Community AIDS and Hepatitis ...

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Source: RedOrbit, TX


July 30, 2008 Nation and world in brief July 31

Rep. Jose Serrano, DN.Y., a one-time Hillary Clinton supporter, noted that Obama lost overwhelmingly to Clinton in the Democratic primaries and though polls ...

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Source: New Mexican, NM


July 30, 2008 Hispanic Democrats Praise Obama Compaign's $20M Effort

Hillary Clinton of New York in the primary race for the Democratic nomination. Reps. Hilda Solis, D-Calif., and Rep. Jose Serrano, DN. ...

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Source: HispanicBusiness.com, CA


July 30, 2008 Obama plans $20 million Hispanic outreach campaign

Rep. Jose Serrano, DN.Y., a onetime Hillary Clinton supporter, noted that Obama lost overwhelmingly to Clinton in the Democratic primaries and though polls ...

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Source: Kansas City Star, MO


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