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      <excerpt> Also supporting the bill, Rep. Jose Serrano, D- Bronx, said Americans should not lack proper and equitable health care. &amp;quot;It is also important not to forget ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> I guess Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY16], who sponsored the resolution honoring his hometown Bronx Bombers, doesn&amp;#39;t think (or know) he has any school buses ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>(As noted earlier, US Congressman Jose Serrano, who was born in Puerto Rico and represents New York&amp;#39;s 16th Congressional District issued a statement condemning the murder. ) And he&amp;#39;s calling all of them out. ...</excerpt>
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