Country Quote by Alcee Hastings

If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Taliban…

— Alcee Hastings

Today, barely 5 percent of all containers coming into the United States through our ports are scanned.

— Alcee Hastings

Disaster management should be coordinated by the federal government, .. It is our exact responsibility.

— Alcee Hastings

I find it difficult to believe that God would want us to strip the courts of their powers to interpret the laws of this…

— Alcee Hastings

Nearly 60 years ago, the international community made a commitment to put an end to the crime of genocide by ratifying the United Nations…

— Alcee Hastings

Unprovoked attacks on Israel's borders, murdering Israeli soldiers, taking Israeli hostages and showering rockets targeting and killing Israeli civilians are not furthering any legitimate…

— Alcee Hastings

Not just Christians and Jews, but also Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and the followers of many other religions believe in values like peace, respect, tolerance…

— Alcee Hastings

If Americans want to see results instead of rhetoric, if taxpayers would like solutions instead of sound bites, and hard work instead of horse…

— Alcee Hastings

The Middle East is literally going up in flames, as is California, and Katrina's problems haven't been solved, and Congress' response is to criticize…

— Alcee Hastings

There ain't no rules here, we're trying to accomplish something...All this talk about rules...When the deal goes down...we make 'em up as we go…

— 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…

— Alcee Hastings

Usually, it is not my habit to address religious issues on the floor. I strongly believe in a person's right to religious freedom, as…

— Alcee Hastings