"Yesterday in this country we had people die……" — Alcee Hastings

"Yesterday in this country we had people die of hunger and malnutrition. In some parts of this country, the infant mortality rate rivals that of sub-Saharan Africa. We have a public education system that ranks below that of almost any other Western nation."

— Alcee Hastings

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