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Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don't care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Care
Gun
Moose
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Today, barely 5 percent of all containers coming into the United States through our ports are scanned.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Barely
Ports
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Disaster management should be coordinated by the federal government, .. It is our exact responsibility.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Government
Management
Responsibility
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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.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Accomplish
Ems
Trying
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I am thankful for our democracy, liberty, and prosperity, and that so many Americans have dedicated their lives to improving our country and our world.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Country
Democracy
Our World
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The Middle East is literally going up in flames, as is California, and Katrina's problems haven't been solved, and Congress' response is to criticize Federal judges.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
California
Congress
Criticize
East
Flames
Judging
Middle East
Response
Judges
Literally
Solved
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I am pleased to see that many of the world's leaders have publicly recognized that the crisis in the Middle East was deliberately incited by terrorist organizations.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Aunt
Crisis
East
Leader
Middle East
Organization
Terrorist
World I Am See
Deliberately
Pleased
Publicly
Recognized
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The world is better because of Coretta Scott King. She affected countless lives and her voice will be deeply missed, especially by those who carry on her incredible undertaking.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Kings
Incredibles
Voice
World
Carry
Countless
Deeply
Missed
Scott
Undertaking
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Usually, it is not my habit to address religious issues on the floor. I strongly believe in a person's right to religious freedom, as well as the separation of church and state.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Believe
Church And State
Habit
Issues
Religious
Religious Freedom
Separation
Floor
Strongly
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Unprovoked attacks on Israel's borders, murdering Israeli soldiers, taking Israeli hostages and showering rockets targeting and killing Israeli civilians are not furthering any legitimate goal.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Borders
Civilians
Goal
Israel
Israeli
Rockets
Soldier
Attacks
Hostages
Legitimate
Showering
Soldiers
Targeting
Unprovoked
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Today, the Federal minimum wage purchases less than it has at any point in the last 50 years. Let me repeat: The Federal minimum wage purchases less than it has at any point in the last 50 years.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Minimum
Minimum Wage
Purchases
Repeat
Wage
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FEMA has lost its focus, and Floridians know first-hand of the agency's shortcomings, .. Natural disaster preparedness and response programs have become trapped in a homeland security bureaucracy.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Agency
Focus
Hands
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Nearly 60 years ago, the international community made a commitment to put an end to the crime of genocide by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Commitment
Crime
Genocide
International
International Community
Nations
Prevention
Punishment
United Nations
Years
Years Ago
Convention
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While few religious leaders and scholars would doubt the commonalities that exist among the various religious groups, the followers of these religions unfortunately struggle in their effort to peacefully coexist.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Coexist
Doubt
Effort
Followers
Groups
Struggle
Religions
Unfortunately
Leaders
Peacefully
Scholars
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Mr. Speaker, I am deeply concerned that many regions of this world are suffering from the effects of armed conflicts with religious aspects. I believe that the differences of faith are not the real reason for these conflicts.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Concerned
Differences
Effects
Regions
Faith Believe I Believe
Armed
Aspects
Mr
Conflicts
Deeply
Speaker
Real Reason
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The actions of the terrorist organizations, Hezbollah, in Lebanon, and Hamas, in Gaza, against Israel are unconscionable. Instead of working towards peace, these terrorist organizations have chosen to perpetuate the violence.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Chosen
Gaza
Hamas
Hezbollah
Israel
Lebanon
Organization
Terrorist
Violence
Unconscionable
Actions
Organizations
Towards
Perpetuate
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If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Taliban will get a little stronger in Afghanistan and the civil war will continue to be enhanced in Iraq.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
War
Afghanistan
Civil War
Iraq
Past
Stronger
Taliban
Typical
Years
American Soldiers
Civil
Enhanced
Soldiers
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Moreover, I want us to urge political and religious leaders, and all peoples of the world, to move forward in a conciliatory spirit, to deal with religious matters in a responsible and balanced way, and to focus on their common grounds.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Balanced
Moving
Political
Religious
Religious Leaders
Matters
Grounds
Moreover
Move Forward
Urge
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Given the fact that most religions share basic values, it is most unfortunate that religious people can be played off against each other so easily. One possible reason for this may be that people do not know enough about other people's beliefs.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
May
People
Religious
Unfortunate
Basic
Beliefs
Easily
Religions
Religious People
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I find it difficult to believe that God would want us to strip the courts of their powers to interpret the laws of this land, albeit with the divergent opinions. I shudder that my colleagues do not understand the dynamics of the Federal judiciary.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Believe
Colleagues
Divergent
Dynamics
Judiciary
Land
Law
Albeit
Courts
Interpret
Opinions
Powers
Shudder
Strip
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Yesterday in this country we had people die of hunger and malnutrition. In some parts of this country, the infant mortality rate rivals that of sub-Saharan Africa. We have a public education system that ranks below that of almost any other Western nation.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Hunger
Infant
Infant Mortality
Malnutrition
Mortality
Public Education
Rate
Rivals
Sub Saharan Africa
Western
Yesterday
Die
Africa
Almost
Below
Nation
Public
Parts
Ranks
Sub-Saharan
System
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If Americans want to see results instead of rhetoric, if taxpayers would like solutions instead of sound bites, and hard work instead of horse trading, I suggest you take a short look, and it won't take much longer, at the accomplishments of this Congress.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Accomplishment
Bites
Congress
Hard Work
Horse
Rhetoric
Solutions
Taxpayers
Trading
Accomplishments
Work Hard Work Look
Short
Suggest
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Not just Christians and Jews, but also Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and the followers of many other religions believe in values like peace, respect, tolerance and dignity. These are values that bring people together and enable us to build responsible and solid communities.
Alcee Hastings / U.s. Representative
Forgiveness
Respect
Believe
Buddhist
Christian
Dignity
Followers
Tolerance
Build
Bring
Buddhists
Christians
Communities
Religions
Enable
Hindus
Jews
Solid
Muslims
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