serrano was a fourth grader at st. joseph's in mendham, new jersey, and just nine years old. >> father hanley was friendly, put his arm around me and just said "i hear you've been acting up in class." you've got to stop giving the nuns a hard time. i tell you what, why don't you come and see me at the rectory. >> reporter: a gregarious priest hanley worked slowly to gain serrano's trust and the trust of serrano's parents, pat and lou. in >> in individual visits, father jim would sit me on his lap, pull out the "huser" magazine and give me a sex education course. >> reporter: the molestation escalated to sexual acts which he kept secret from his parents. hes... he escaped the abuse at age 14 when he graduated. >> i was no match for a cunning predator. that's what he was. >> reporter: the catholic church has struggled to come to grips with abuse cases like mark serrano's but u.s. officials insist they are learning from past mistakes and have implemented awareness programs and more rigorous screening measures. >> it's pro

serrano spoke about and that mr. pierluisi talked about that we do in fact give to the puerto rican people the option that they deserve to have and that our principles demand they have. i hope my colleagues will support this rule. i hope they will support the bill, and i hope they will oppose amendments that will undermine this opportunity that can be an historic opportunity, not just for the people of puerto rico, but for the people of the united states of america to live out its pledge to people that have an association with us and indeed the principle that we ask other nations to honor as well of self-determination. and i thank the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, for yielding, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: mr. speaker, it's my pleasure to yield two minutes to my friend from georgia, dr. broun. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. : i thank the gentleman for y

but please note that i'll work with chairman serrano to make sure you all have the necessary resources to fulfill your constitutional duties. thank you all. thanks, mr. chairman. >> thank you. by the way, that question about the yankee record, is that because the cardinals are having a better start? >> the cardinals are doing phenomenally well. knock on wood. >> there is always september. >> that's what happened last year. so but for now, i'm enjoying it, you know? >> justice thomas and justice breyer, the floor is yours. your written testimony will be presented in the written record and proceed to make whatever oral statements you want to make and then we'll have some quells. >> good morning, chairman serrano, mrs. emerson, members of the committee. justice breyer and i are pleased to return. we will pass along your kind wishes to our colleague, justice stevens, and we will certainly miss him. a wonderful man. we have with us today a number of members of the supreme court staff. we have the clerk of the court, mr. bill souter. we have marshall pamela talkin. and the counselor to the c

i agree with congressman serrano. libre association. in fact, there is one of our main parties that advocates to that. and it is simple. what micronesia, palau already have, an association between puerto rico and the u.s. as sovereign nations that is not a territory of the united states. that option is included. so all the options are there and it is only fair to ask the people of puerto rico to express themselves in a way that is not binding on this congress. we will, the congress will always have the last word on this topic as it should be. so that's why i have put forth before this congress on behalf of puerto rico as the only elected representative for the people of puerto rico. i ask for you to vote for h.r. 2499. the chair: the time of the gentleman has expired. all time for general debate has expired. pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. no amendment to t

one night, however, jose serrano, a new york legislator from puerto rican descent appeared as a giftin support of the governor. after his appearance, toronto was bombarded with hate mail, including a demand for him to return to mexico. these people all look and sound alike. we don't have a good handle on this very large and more or less population of our work force. we know they are here and when we allow ourselves, we see them. or at least glance over legally at them. in late october 2007, 6 weeks after the licensed plan what national, i attended a very heated sunday morning breakfast meeting along with eliot, david paterson, senator eric schneiderman, and several let you know legislators. the lawmaker spoke with passion about the practical and symbolic importance of the license plan to their constituents. their most important point in telling point was to and challenged us to look around the restaurant, behind the counter and in the kitchen, and see the illegal population. they were preparing and serving our food, washing our dishes, keeping the plays nice and clean. so that politi

but please note that i'll work with chairman serrano to make sure you all have the necessary resources to fulfill your constitutional duties. thank you all. thanks, mr. chairman. >> thank you. by the way, that question about the yankee record, is that because the cardinals are having a better start? >> the cardinals are doing phenomenally well. knock on wood. >> there is always september. >> that's what happened last year. so but for now, i'm enjoying it, you know? >> justice thomas and justice breyer, the floor is yours. your written testimony will be presented in the written record and proceed to make whatever oral statements you want to make and then we'll have some quells. >> good morning, chairman serrano, mrs. emerson, members of the committee. justice breyer and i are pleased to return. we will pass along your kind wishes to our colleague, justice stevens, and we will certainly miss him. a wonderful man. we have with us today a number of members of the supreme court staff. we have the clerk of the court, mr. bill souter. we have marshall pamela talkin. and the counselor to the c

>> fÍjate que debe estar muy contenta irma serrano porque ha recuperado su casa en chipas.el valls dentro de poco. >> dos mÁs y son los 15! [risas] >> vamos rÁpidamente con neida sandoval que aquÍ mismo nos dio la noticia de sus gemelos. yo sabÍa que venía uno pero no que venÍan dos! >> ay! anita, cuÁntas cosas pasamos en estos trece aÑos, me tocÓ de todo, alegrÍas y tristezas y lo mÁs importante que he tenido el apoyo y el cariÑo de todos ustedes y eso deja huellas, les mando un beso a todos los integrantes que hacen posible despierta amÉrica. >> otro fin de semana sangriento deja al menos 30 vÍctimas fatales en diversos sitios de mÉxico, entre ellos 7 policÍas de ciudad juÁrez, chihuahua, 9 sicarios en nuevo leÓn. mientras tanto, el secretario de justicia, gÓmez montt, agregÓ que cada vez mÁs miembros de las autoridades pierden la vida en su paÍs a manos de los carteles de las drogas que han cambiado sus tÁcticas agresivas. >> en venezuela el presidente hugo chÁvez amenazÓ con nacionalizyar la explotaciÓn de oro y diamantes con el argumento de evitar desastres ambientales

please note that i work with chairman serrano to make sure y'all have the necessary resources to failurenstitutional duties. thank you all. thank you are a match. >> thank you. by the way, the question of the yankee record was cardinals. >> the cardinals are doing phenomenally well. >> there was always september. >> that's what happened last year. but for now i'm enjoying it. >> justice breyer, the floor is yours. as you know your written testimony will be printed in the hearing record. please pursue with whatever oral testimony you want to make and then we'll have some questions. >> good morning, chairman serrano, ms. emerson, members of the committee. i'm justice breyer and i are pleased to return. we will pass along your dear colleague justice stephens we will certainly miss him. he's a wonderful man. we have with us today a number of members of the supreme court staff. we have the clerk of the court, mr. bill souter. we have martial tamala thompson and the counselor to the chief justice, jeffrey fear. i am looking in the right direction. and we have our public information officer, ka

rep serrano from the bronx will ask a baseball commissioner bud selig to move the all-star game from phoenix. our first phone call comes from miguel in washington d.c. tell us your story. caller: i am here from cuba. i have been here almost 10 years. i feel that we've have been here first -- that we have been here first. caucasians were last on the planet. host: you have been here 10 years illegally? cubans have a special policy in this country. in my caller: case, i did not go through the challenge -- caller: in my case, i did not go through the channels. i just came and stayed. and as far as i'm concerned, we were here first. host: did you get here by boat? caller: yes. host: what did that cost you and who did you pay? caller: i tried to go as an illegal stowaway, but i paid an american in cuba to stowe me away. i paid $3,000. host: how long did it take you to pay -- to save the $3,000? caller: probably a year. host: down in cuba. caller: right. host: and when you landed here, did you speak english? caller: yes, i learned and down in cuba. host: where did you go when you landed? ca

rep serrano from the bronx will ask a baseball commissioner bud selig to move the all-star game from phoenix. our first phone call comes from miguel in washington d.c. tell us your story. caller: i am here from cuba. i have been here almost 10 years. i feel that we've have been here first -- that we have been here first. caucasians were last on the planet. host: you have been here 10 years illegally? cubans have a special policy in this country. in my caller: case, i did not go through the challenge -- caller: in my case, i did not go through the channels. i just came and stayed. and as far as i'm concerned, we were here first. host: did you get here by boat? caller: yes. host: what did that cost you and who did you pay? caller: i tried to go as an illegal stowaway, but i paid an american in cuba to stowe me away. i paid $3,000. host: how long did it take you to pay -- to save the $3,000? caller: probably a year. host: down in cuba. caller: right. host: and when you landed here, did you speak english? caller: yes, i learned and down in cuba. host: where did you go when you landed? ca