2008

• November 19, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Introduces Election Reform Bill to Reduce Long Lines at the Polls
• November 12, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Reacts to Dillard High School Shooting  
• October 8, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings to Hold Townhall Meeting on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Refugees  
• October 3, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Statement on the House’s Passage of the U.S. Economic Recovery Package  
• October 2, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Leads 31 Bipartisan Members in Calling for Temporary Protected Status for Haitians 
• September 29, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Statement Regarding U.S. Economic Recovery Package 
• September 24, 2008: House Prepares to Pass Hastings Resolution Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Okeechobee Hurricane 
• September 24, 2008: U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings and Kendrick B. Meek Applaud $100 Million in Emergency Aid for Haiti in Continuing Resolution 
• September 23, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings to Testify TODAY Before House Foreign Affairs Committee on Granting Haitians TPS  
• September 18, 2008: South Florida Democrats Outraged by Deportations to Haiti, Relieved by Temporary Suspension  
• September 16, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Calls on House Republicans to End Election Year Politicking and Support Comprehensive Energy Bill 
• September 16, 2008: Hastings Denounces Iraqi Parliament’s Censure of Parliamentarian who Traveled to Israel to Attend Conference on Combating International Terrorism
• September 15, 2008: Representatives Hastings and Boyd React to Florida DEP Letter Regarding U.S. Sugar Land Acquisition Deal 
• September 11, 2008: Florida Democrats Save Florida’s Coast from Expanded Offshore Drilling
• August 29, 2008: Hastings Again Urges President Bush to Assist Haiti’s Recovery Efforts by Granting Haitian Nationals TPS 
• August 25, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Expresses “Absolute Dismay” About Lack of FEMA Emergency Housing for Tropical Storm Fay Victims
• August 21, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Affirms Tropical Storm Fay Damage Necessitates Federal Disaster Aid
• August 20, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Urges Renewed Focus on Status of Captured Israeli Soldier 
• August 18, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings On the Passing of Mrs. Leola McCoy 
• July 31, 2008: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Hastings’ Gang Prevention Legislation  
• July 29: 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Reacts to House Apology for Slavery and Segregation 
• July 24, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Introduces Resolution Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Okeechobee Hurricane 
• July 18, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Reintroduces Fair Housing and Homeownership Promotion Legislation
• July 17, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Blasts Republicans for Blocking ‘Use It or Lose It’ Energy Legislation 
• July 10, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings: "I will be the Last Man Standing, Saying You Will Not Drill Off the Coast of Florida"
• July 8, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Announces $677,000 Federal Grant for U.S. 441/State Road 7 Interchange in Lauderhill
• July 1, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Applauds Department of Education’s Selection of Florida’s Differentiated Accountability Proposal 
• June 30, 2008: Hastings Blasts Senate Republicans for Failing to Address Medicare Cuts  
• June 27: 2008: U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings and Tim Mahoney Express Concern over FEMA’s 2008 Disaster Housing Plan  
• June 26: 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Testifies Before House Science Committee on the Current State of Hurricane Research 
• June 25, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings to Testify Tomorrow Before House Science Committee on the Current State of Hurricane Research  
• June 20, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Commemorates Juneteenth
• June 18, 2008: Joint Statement of Florida Democratic House Delegation Regarding Offshore Oil Drilling 
• June 10, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Introduces Legislation to Provide Consumers with Immediate Relief at the Pumps  
• June 4, 2008: House Passes Hastings Amendment to Protect Students from Mold in Schools 
• June 4, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings and National Association of Counties Team Up to Restore Federal-Local Partnership for County Health Care Costs 
• May 28, 2008: Hastings Leads Delegation in Support of Increased Flexibility for Florida’s Schools 
• May 23, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Calls on Floridians to Prepare for Hurricane Season  
• May 14, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Hails the House of Representatives’ Passage of 2008 Farm Bill  
• May 9, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Encourages Public Participation at FAA Meeting Regarding Fate of the PBI TRACON 
• May 5, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings leads 46 Bipartisan House Members in Urging President Bush to Provide Humanitarian Food Relief to Haiti 
• April 30, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings and Congressional Black Caucus Call for Immediate Relief for Haiti 
• April 21, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Leads Congressional Black Caucus in Urging President to Take Decisive Action on Haiti
• April 16, 2008: House Unanimously Passes Hastings Amendment Calling for the Cancellation of Haiti's International Debt 
• April 9, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Announces Winner of 27th Annual Congressional Art Competition for the 23rd Congressional District 
• April 8, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Encourages Public Participation at FAA Meeting Regarding Fate of the PBI TRACON 
• April 3, 2008: Representatives Alcee L. Hastings, Rush Holt, and Michael Burgess Introduce the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2008
• February 28, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings' Statement on Resignation of Scott Morris, Director of FEMA's Florida Long-Term Recovery Office 
• February 8, 2008: U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings and Kendrick B. Meek to Host Briefing with Barrington Irving on his Historic Flight Around the World
• February 5, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings to Host Forum: "Reclaiming Our Community: Combating HIV/AIDS in Our Backyard" 
• February 4, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Reacts to President Bush's Final Budget Request 
• January 23, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Encouraged by Army Corps' Herbert Hoover Dike Repair Work 
• January 8, 2008: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings to Attend FAA Meeting on Fate of the TRACON at Palm Beach International Airport
  

• December 13, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Reintroduces Critical Environmental Justice Legislation
• December 12, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Applauds Supreme Court and Sentencing Commission's Decisions to Reform Discriminatory Crack and Powder Cocaine Sentencing Guidelines 
• December 11, 2007: House Unanimously Passes Hastings-Meek Resolution Honoring Barrington Irving's Historic Flight around the World
• December 7, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Urges Constituents to Purchase Little Rock Nine Commemorative Coin Before Availability Ends on December 14, 2007 
• December 5, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Reacts to Judge Hinkle's Ruling on Nelson-Hastings DNC Suit 
• December 5, 2007: U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings and Mario Diaz-Balart Introduce Resolution Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Everglades National Park
• November 14, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Applauds Seminole Tribe-State of Florida Gaming Compact
• November 6, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Celebrates House Override of President Bush’s WRDA Veto
  
• November 2, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Blasts President Bush's Veto of the Water Resource Development Act 
• November 1, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Introduces Legislation that Encourages Increased Federal and State support for Home and Community-Based Services for the Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities 
• October 29, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Applauds House Passage of Bill Naming Miami Federal Courthouse after Former Southern District Chief Judge C. Clyde Atkins
• October 24, 2007: U.S. Representatives Alcee Hastings, Kendrick Meek, and Corrine Brown for Federal Investigations into Juvenile Justice Boot Camps
• October 16, 2007: Reps. Hastings and Tanner Urge House Leadership to Reconsider Vote on Armenian Resolution
  
• October 15, 2007: Hastings Resolution Congratulating Israel on Chairing U.N. Committee Unanimously Passes House
• October 10, 2007: House Adopts Hastings Amendment Requiring Federal Government to Provide Disaster and Flood Insurance Counseling to Low- and Middle-Income Families
• October 9, 2007: House Passes Hastings-Kirk Bill Providing Debt Relief to Countries Engaging in Tropical Forests and Coral Conservation
• October 4, 2007: Lawmakers sue to protect right to vote   
• October 3, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Blasts President's Veto of SCHIP Bill  
• October 2, 2007: Hastings Leads Florida House Democrats in Urging President Bush to Reconsider WRDA Veto 
• September 21, 2007: House Approves Hastings Legislation Blocking FAA from Consolidating Palm Beach International Airport TRACON 
• September 18, 2007: Hastings Leads Florida Democrats in Urging FEMA to Make Florida Long-Term Recovery Office Permanent  
• September 6, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Introduces Legislation Establishing a Regional Presidential Primary System
• September 5, 2007: U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings and Ron Klein Express Concerns Over Rise in Invasive Pythons in the Everglades
• August 29, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Announces $9 Million Federal Grant for Taxiway Improvements at Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport
• August 22, 2007: U.S. Representatives Hastings and Mahoney probe FEMA over temporary housing solutions
• August 21, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings to Host Second Forum on HIV/AIDS: "Reclaiming Our Community and Combating HIV/AIDS in Our Backyard" in Palm Beach County
• August 20, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Concerned Over Iraqi Refugee Crisis
• August 2, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Secures Critical Federal Authorizations for Lake Region Water Treatment Plant and Critical Everglades Restoration Projects
• July 25, 2007:U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Hits Two Homers for South Florida in House Transportation Appropriations Bill
• July 24, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Introduces Legislation that Encourages Community College-Based Re-Entry Programs
• July 23, 2007: House Unanimously Passes Hastings' Bill to Save National Undergound Railroad Network to Freedom
• July 20, 2007: Hastings, Mahoney Announce $1.3 million Grant for St. Lucie County International Airport
• July 18, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings to Host Forum: "Reclaiming Our Community: Combating HIV/AIDS in Our Backyard" 
• July 17, 2007: House of Representatives Set to Approve U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings' $55.8 Million Earmark to Repair the Herbert Hoover Dike
• July 11, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Leads U.S. Helsinki Commission Trip to Ukraine 
• June 28, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Unveils New Website - Website Features Creole and Spanish Links, Video Clips of Hastings Addressing the House of Representative, and a Calendar of Meetings Held by Hastings and His Staff
• June 27, 2007: House Passes Interior Appropriations Bill with Hastings Amendment Dedicating $1 Million for Underground Railroad Network of Freedom
• May 22, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Testifies to Save National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
• May 21, 2007: U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Introduce Crucial Hurricane Research Bill
• May 9, 2007: House of Representatives Adopts Hastings Amendment to Keep FEMA's Florida Long-Term Recovery Office Open for at least Three More Years
• May 3, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Responds to President Bush's decision to Extend TPS for Nicaraguans, Hondurans and Salvadorans - but NOT Haitians
• April 26, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings, Israeli Ambassador Kicks-Off Israel's Coretta Scott King Forest Campaign
• April 6, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Calls for Extension of FEMA Emergency Housing Assistance for Hurricane Wilma Victims
• March 30, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Calls for the Establishment of National Emergency Centers to Meet the Needs of Disaster Evacuees
• March 28, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Introduces the Pollinator Protection Act
• March 28, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Comments on the Landing of 101 Haitian Refugees on South Florida Beach
• March 22, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings: "Democrats did not start this war. But make no mistake about it, one way or another, we will end it."
• March 15, 2007: Florida Representatives Urge Formation of Task Force to Investigate Contested Sarasota Election
• March 14, 2007: U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Urging European Nations to Allow for Open Access to Holocaust Archives

2006

• June 22, 2006 - Hastings calls FAA Decision to Accelerate South Florida TRACON Consolidation Plan "Reprehensible"
• June 15, 2006 - House Overwhelmingly Approves Hastings Amendment Blocking FAA from Moving PBI TRACON
• April 06, 2006 - Hastings Introduces Legislation Investing $2.6 Billion in Affordable Housing Credits and Incentives
• March 22, 2006 - Hastings Calls on FAA to Reverse Palm Beach International Airport Radar Relocation Plan  
• March 22, 2006 - Hastings and Wexler Urge HHS Secretary to Immediately Restore HIV/AIDS Funding for Palm Beach County
• March 02, 2006 - Hastings Leads Democratic Charges that Dubai Deal Reinforces Arab Boycott Against Israel
• February 17, 2006 - Hastings "Ecstatic" About Donation and Installation of Emergency Trailers in Pahokee
• January 31, 2006 - Hastings to President Bush on the State of the Union: "Stop hiding behind 9-1-1, give us the 4-1-1!"
• January 12, 2006 - Hastings Commemorates International Genocide Prevention Day and Calls for an End to Darfur Genocide