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      <excerpt>...be applying  some of their own money to purchase insurance through the  exchange.  &#8220;I forsee a return to the dark ages,&#8221; Alcee Hastings   warned, according to the Hill. &#8220;I&#8217;m 73, I&#8217;ve seen  these dark things, they use these coat hangers and die</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>In fact, Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., said all alternative sexual lifestyles should be protected. &amp;quot;This bill addresses our resolve to end violence based on ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... and exhibitionists special protections, which is why the bill has correctly been called &amp;#39;The Pedophile Protection Act.&amp;#39;&amp;quot; Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...are uninsured, she said. Three years ago, Pelosi appeared at the same location with Wasserman Schultz and U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar. At the time, she was House minority leader, and promised that if the Democrats took control of Congress, the d</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...goal is to have Haiti in a position where Haitians can stay in Haiti and not take to the sea.'' Still, Broward Democrat Rep. Alcee Hastings chastised the administration last week, looking to prod it by attaching an amendment to a Coast Guard spending bi</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&#8220;I forsee a return to the dark ages,&#8221; said Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.). &#8220;I&amp;#39;m 73, I&amp;#39;ve seen these dark things, they use these coat hangers and die.&#8221; Committee Vice-Chairman Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) presided over the panel while Chairwoman ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), freshman Rep. Harry Teague (D-N.M.), Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), Rep. John Salazar (D-Colo.) and Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) each a net worth of less than zero, CRP says. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>A case in point: in discussing the Stupak Amendment in committee, Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) said it would lead to back-alley abortions with coathangers and said if it passed, he would &#8220;have a lot of trouble&#8221; voting for the bill. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), another CBC member, said only that he believed the dispute between the OCE and the ethics committee would &#8220;work itself out.&#8221; &#8220;We have to be careful when talking about these matters that we don&amp;#39;t get accused ...</excerpt>
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