Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Alcee Hastings, Ron Klein and Adam Putnam will join House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a bi-partisan congressional delegation to Israel for its 60th anniversary. "The creation of Israel stands out as one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Barack Obama made a special guest appearance on the House floor today, and among those greeting him was Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, a Hillary Clinton backer. "I said 'Do you want me to kiss your ring now or when you...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Rep. Alcee Hastings is warning state legislators that deep budget cuts could threaten the state's ability to pull down federal dollars. "Throughout my career in the House of Representatives, I have rarely sought to intrude on the work that you...
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
By Big Tent Democrat Via Marc Ambinder , the DNC sems intent on losing Florida and Michgian in November: Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Alcee Hastings, both of Florida, are accusing the DNC of slow-walking several appeals to the party's rules and bylaws committee. Those appeals, if successful, could reinstate Florida's superdelegates or even part of its regular convention delegation. In a...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Alcee Hastings, both of Florida, are accusing the DNC of slow-walking several appeals to the party's rules and bylaws committee. Those appeals , if successful, could reinstate Florida's superdelegates or even part of its regular convention delegation. In a letter sent to the chairs of the rules and bylaws committee today, Hastings and Nelson say that...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
WASHINGTON -- Two top Florida Democrats are calling on party leaders to publicize an internal debate on whether Florida delegates should be seated at the national convention in Denver this summer. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings...
Government Bytes (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Rep. Jeff Flake’s “no earmark” amendment to the Beach Protection Act (H.R. 2597) passed 263 to 117 yesterday. If the language sticks through the Senate, funds authorized in the bill may not be earmarked. I don’t know about you, but I’m thrilled there won’t be any “The Honorable Alcee Hastings Federal Beach Protection Zones” anytime soon.
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
Party on Garth II URGENT MEMO FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY DATE: 3/12/08 TO: HILLARY CLINTON, BARACK OBAMA, HOWARD DEAN, BILL NELSON, ALCEE HASTINGS, CORRINE BROWN, ALLEN BOYD, ROBERT WEXLER, KENDRICK MEEK, DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, RON KLEIN, TIM MAHONEY, ALEX SINK, STEVE GELLER, FREDERICA WILSON, DAN GELBER, JOYCE CUSACK, DIANE GLASSER, CARRIE MEEK, LUIS GARCIA, CLARENCE ANTHONY,...
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
There's a great passage in The Thumpin' about former DCCC chair Rahm Emanuel's frustrations with Democratic colleagues who aren't serious about doing what it takes to win. Allow me to share an excerpt: In early 2006, Congressman Alcee Hastings, a Florida Democrat, was quoted in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel speaking sympathetically of Congressman Shaw, one of Emanuel's top Republican...
First Read (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
From NBC's Mike ViqueiraThe Florida and Michigan Democratic congressional delegations will meet together behind closed doors this evening to discuss their respective convention delegate situations. Rep. Alcee Hastings has organized the confab. He says that it is not the first such gathering, but that the situation "became more complicated after yesterday," and this meeting has been called...
Florida Progressive Coalition Blog (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
The League of Conservation Voters recently released scorecards for Congress. Notice a pattern here? Bill Nelson (DEM), 100% Kathy Castor (DEM), 95% Alcee Hastings (DEM), 90% Debbie Wasserman Schultz (DEM), 90% Corrine Brown (DEM), 85% Kendrick Meek (DEM), 85% Robert Wexler (DEM), 85% Ron Klein (DEM), 75% Timothy Mahoney (DEM), 75% F. Allen Boyd (DEM), 65% C.W. Bill Young (REP), 35% Ileana...
tampabay.com blogs (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, a Hillary supporter and superdelegate, said he's sick of hearing DNC member Donna Brazile lament the potential power of superdelegates to tip the nomination one way or another. When Gore's former campaign manager pushed hard to...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Reps. Alcee Hastings and Kendrick Meek will team up today to present a Congressional resolution to Barrington Irving, the 24-year-old Miami man who set two world records last June: becoming the youngest pilot and the first person of African descent...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
On the campaign trail: While U.S. Reps. Alcee Hastings and Kendrick Meek were on the
