Statement From President Clinton on the Passing of Alcee Hastings
April 08, 2021
April 08, 2021
NEW YORK, April 8 -- The William J. Clinton Foundation issued the following statement by President Bill Clinton:
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Hillary and I mourn the passing of our friend Alcee Hastings. From his days as a young civil rights lawyer desegregating schools in Broward County to his nearly 30 years in Congress and his long service on the Helsinki Commission, Alcee was a champion of justice, equality, and human dignity in South Florida, across America, and around the world.
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Hillary and I mourn the passing of our friend Alcee Hastings. From his days as a young civil rights lawyer desegregating schools in Broward County to his nearly 30 years in Congress and his long service on the Helsinki Commission, Alcee was a champion of justice, equality, and human dignity in South Florida, across America, and around the world.
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