Florida Congressman emphasizes need to repair bridges, address social priorities

Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings argues in unrelated floor debate, that constituents are not calling or emailing for bills considered by House Republicans that week, but want to address the gun violence epidemic ravaging the country, that his office had received an alert about two schools near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were on lock down, his constituents had asked about ensuring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients had a pathway to citizenship and the need for serious and sustained investment in infrastructure, America, having 56,000 bridges in the country in need of repair. Unbeknownst to Hastings, a pedestrian walkway at Florida International University had collapsed within the hour.