117TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION

Media Advisories

Office of the 20th Congressional District of Florida
Formerly the Office of Representative Alcee Hastings

The Washington, D.C., office and the district office of former Representative Hastings will continue to serve the people of the 20th Congressional District of FLorida under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. See Press Release

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Hastings to Attend Congress-Bundestag Forum Reception

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Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) will be attending the Congress-Bundestag Forum reception with Mayor Woodie McDuffie on Sunday, January 29th at 6:00 p.m. at the Old School Square Cultural Arts Center in Delray Beach, Florida. The Congress-Bundestag Forum is a project of the German Marshall Fund and the Robert Bosch Stiftung that brings together influential Members of Congress and Members ...

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Hastings to Appear on This Week in South Florida

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Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) will be a guest on This Week in South Florida with Michael Putney on Sunday, November 6th at 11:30 a.m. at the WPLG Local 10 studios in Pembroke Park, Florida. DETAILS: WHO: Congressman Alcee L. Hastings WHAT: This Week in South Florida with Michael Putney WHEN: Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. WHERE: WPLG Local 10 Studios Congressman Alcee L. Hastin...

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Hastings to Host Jobs Event with Democratic Whip Hoyer at Workforce Alliance in Belle Glade

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Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23) will host a jobs event on Thursday, September 29th at 10:30 a.m. at the Palm Beach County Workforce Alliance's West Career Center in Belle Glade, Florida. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD-5) will be joining Hastings to tour the Workforce Alliance center and discuss job creation. DETAILS: WHO: Congressman Alcee L. Hastings and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer WHAT: J...

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Hastings, Deutch, and West to Tour Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center

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Representatives Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23), Ted Deutch (FL-19), and Allen West (FL-22) will tour the Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center in West Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday, August 16 at 2:30 p.m. The Representatives will be coming together to focus on the emergency preparedness efforts in the community, with particular attention on hurricane preparedness during the current 2011 hurric...

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Hastings to Testify Before House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee

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Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) will testify before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Thursday, July 7 at 1:30 PM in room 334 of the Cannon House Office Building, regarding H.R. 932, the Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011. On March 3, 2011, Hastings introduced H.R. 923, which protects veterans from losing the...

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Congressional Caucus on Homelessness to Hold Briefing on Ending Veterans’ Homelessness

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Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) announced that the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness will host a briefing on ending veterans’ homelessness on Tuesday, October 5 at 10:00 a.m. at 340 Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. Hastings is the founding co-chair of the Caucus with Reps. Judy Biggert (R-IL), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), and Geoff Davis (R-KY). The bi-partisan...

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Rep. Hastings to Participate in Black Barbershop Health Outreach Event

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The Diabetic Amputation Prevention (DAP) Foundation announced today that it will launch the Florida Initiative of the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program, on Saturday, August 28, 2010. This unique and innovative program will provide free diabetes and high-blood pressure screenings to men and women at black-owned barbershops and beauty shops throughout Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. In ad...

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Hastings to Speak at Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival

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Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) will give remarks at the Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival on Saturday, August 21 at 3:00 p.m. at the African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale. The festival runs from August 20 through August 22 and seeks to celebrate the Gullah/Geechee Nation and reconnect with the Gullah/Geechee Diaspora. The event is hosted by Que...

**REVISED MEDIA ADVISORY** Hastings to Participate in “Reach Out and Read” Program

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Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) will be a guest reader at Pediatric Associates in West Palm Beach as part of the “Reach Out and Read” Program on Wednesday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m. The program promotes early literacy by teaching the importance of reading aloud to children and parents in pediatric exam rooms across the country. DETAILS: WHO: Congressman Alcee L. Hastings WHAT: “Reach Out a...

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Hastings to Attend Sickle Cell Foundation Town Hall Meeting

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Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) will attend a town hall meeting hosted by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County & Treasure Coast on Wednesday, August 18 at 6:00 p.m. at the Notre Dame Mission in Fort Pierce, Florida. The meeting seeks to educate the public and raise awareness of Sickle Cell Disease/Trait. DETAILS: WHO: Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County & Treasure Coas...