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Alcee Hastings: “I heard that the conference was a farce. My colleague from Texas said we are headed in a new direction. People don't…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2006
I heard that the conference was a farce. My colleague from Texas said we are headed in a new direction. People don't need no new direction. What people need is an absolute destination. And the fact of the matter is there were people who could have made this bill better and we are shut out of the process the same as we have been all the way down the line.
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Alcee Hastings
Florida

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Criticizing the legislative process and the lack of input on a bill.

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