Honorable Alcee Hastings
United States Representative, Florida, Democrat
Representative Hastings, of the Twenty-Third District of Florida, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992. He served as Broward County (Florida) Circuit Court Judge from 1977 to 1979. He sits on the Rules Committee, where he chairs the Legislative and Budget Process Subcommittee, and serves as Vice Chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The following is from the March 5, 2009, House floor debate on H.R. 1106, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act takes a crucial step toward reviving our housing market, stemming the…
