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

- 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

I am pleased to see that many of the world's leaders have publicly recognized that the crisis in the Middle East was deliberately incited by terroris…

- Alcee Hastings

The actions of the terrorist organizations, Hezbollah, in Lebanon, and Hamas, in Gaza, against Israel are unconscionable. Instead of working towards …

- Alcee Hastings

Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don't care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks.

- Alcee Hastings

Moreover, I want us to urge political and religious leaders, and all peoples of the world, to move forward in a conciliatory spirit, to deal with rel…

- Alcee Hastings

Unprovoked attacks on Israel's borders, murdering Israeli soldiers, taking Israeli hostages and showering rockets targeting and killing Israeli civil…

- Alcee Hastings

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

- 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 well as the sep…

- Alcee Hastings