49 Quotes by Alcee Hastings

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

There ain't no rules here, we're trying to accomplish something...All this talk about rules...When the deal goes down...we make 'em up as we go along.

While voting was generally calm, the election day process deteriorated progressively during the counting and, in particular, the tabulation votes, ... It pains me to report that progress noted in the pre-election period was undermined by significant deficiencies in the count.

Beyond the court-sanctioned injustices that we experienced in Florida, let's face it: Vice President Al Gore won this election, ... The American people are looking to us not only for public outrage, but also for leadership. In this case, leadership calls for courage.

Continuing to do nothing in the face of continued threats to our people and our way of life is hardly what the American people elected us to do.

These elections can only be described as free and fair.

As a matter of fact, religious differences are actually exploited to convince people to participate in primarily political conflicts.

Al Gore needs to understand that what happened in Florida is not necessarily about him, ... suffered serious infractions and irregularities and disparities. And the fact is that -- if nothing more -- the residual from this should be election reform.

It pains me to report that progress noted in the pre-election period was undermined by significant deficiencies in the count.