Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]

Efforts renewed to grant temporary protected status for undocumented Haitians

2009-01-07T00:00:00Z

...protected status for thousands of undocumented Haitian immigrants. Moments after being sworn in in Congress on Tuesday, Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, reintroduced a bill to grant the temporary status that he has championed for years. He plans to meet

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Burris Circus and the Politics of Race

2009-01-07T00:00:00Z

...on Burris' behalf. "Process does not trump legality. Legally, this will turn out so that Mr. Burris will be seated," said Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla. Hastings said he does not believe race entered into the thinking of Senate leaders, but added, "The onl

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Palestinians launch anti-Semitic rally in Florida

2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

...Florida's congressional representatives were virtually unanimous in statements supporting Israel. For example, Rep. Alcee Hastings (D) declared, “Hamas is not only an impediment to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but also to Israel's effort

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McDuffie files to run for Delray Beach mayor

2009-01-02T00:00:00Z

...the opposite of what my predecessor did,” Santamaria, a developer turned politician, wrote in the Dec. 11 memo. U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings is looking for a cozy spot in Boynton Beach. His congressional office called the city this month requesting offi

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Tamarac artist makes ornament for White House Christmas tree

2008-12-28T00:00:00Z

Gadson, a sculptor, mixed-media painter and public arts consultant, accepted an invitation from US Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, this fall to create the ...

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Congressman seeking office space in Boynton Beach

2008-12-28T00:00:00Z

...Rep. Alcee Hastings is looking for a cozy spot in Boynton Beach. His congressional office called the city this month requesting office space — about 100 square feet or so. City Manager Kurt Bressner is looking around for a spot for Hastings among the

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Grimsley Not Big On Deal For US Sugar

2008-12-27T00:00:00Z

Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, and Allen Boyd, D-Monticello, sent four pages of questions to state Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Sole ...

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EDITORIAL: Nobles and Knaves, the contest

2008-12-27T00:00:00Z

Rep. Alcee Hastings, Florida Democrat, for race bating A former federal judge who was removed for taking a $150000 bribe, Mr. Hastings injected hate speech ...

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Reader Sounding Board: What advice would you give US Rep-elect ...

2008-12-13T00:00:00Z

If you vote like Dave Weldon did, don't engage in any sexual escapades like the Palm Beach congressman or get impeached like Alcee Hastings has, ...

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Congressmen who voted to bail out auto manufacturers got loads of ...

2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart voted no. He received $33700. Opponents got an average of $45015 each. US Rep. Alcee Hastings, didn't vote on the issue. ...

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Congressmen who voted to bail out auto manufacturers got loads of campaign contributions from auto industry

2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

...via e-mail. U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart voted no. He received $33,700. Opponents got an average of $45,015 each. U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, didn't vote on the issue. He received $49,500. The bailout proposal passed the House 237 to 170 on Wednesday nig

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Federal agents are accused of roughing up immigrants during ...

2008-12-10T00:00:00Z

Alcee Hastings, Kendrick Meek and Robert Wexler -- all Democrats from South Florda -- wrote a letter to the US Department of Homeland Security expressing ...

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Federal agents are accused of roughing up immigrants during Homestead raid

2008-12-10T00:00:00Z

...decision to resume the deportation of Haitian immigrants. They called the move ``supremely inhumane and damaging.'' Reps. Alcee Hastings, Kendrick Meek and Robert Wexler -- all Democrats from South Florda -- wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Home

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Absolutely Corrupt

2008-12-09T00:00:00Z

Rep. Alcee Hastings (impeached as a judge for corruption and perjury and since elected to the House in Florida). What does all this have to do with ...

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Hastings sends letter blasting deportations of Haitian nationals ...

2008-12-09T00:00:00Z

By Chris Megerian | Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 08:45 PM Rep. Alcee Hastings dialed up his opposition to the renewed deportations of Haitian nationals in a ...

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St. Lucie power broker, benefactor 'Mac' Mascioli dies at 76

2008-12-08T00:00:00Z

Bob Graham, former Sen. and Gov. Lawton Chiles, US Rep. Alcee Hastings and others. Mascioli was Graham's roommate at the University of Florida, ...

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St. Lucie civic leader 'Mac' Mascioli dies at 76

2008-12-08T00:00:00Z

Bob Graham, who also was a former Florida governor; the late Lawton Chiles, who served as a senator and governor of Florida; US Rep. Alcee Hastings and ...

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Federal earmarks give $11.5M to Treasure Coast area projects

2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

Rep. Alcee Hastings, D- Miramar, whose district includes portions of western Martin and St. Lucie counties, along with large sections of Fort Pierce, ...

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Why Charlie Rangel Is Still Smiling

2008-12-04T00:00:00Z

Next in line for the gavel, in terms of seniority, was Florida's Alcee Hastings, a one-time federal judge who had been impeached and convicted on bribery ...

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For Obama and Clinton, what a difference 16 months makes

2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

...country. "The people of Haiti cannot wait a single day longer for this much needed assistance,'' said U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings of Miramar in a recent statement. South Florida lawmakers have been lobbying Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Micha

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