Honorable Alcee Hastings
United States Representative, Florida, Democrat
Representative Hastings was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1992. During the 109th Congress, he served on the Intelligence Committee and the Rules Committee, where he was the ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process. The following is excerpted from the December 9, 2006, House floor debate on passage of the Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act conference report. Thisis the single most important piece of legislation that has come through theInternational Relations Committee this year, and we must do everything in ourpower to pass it today….
