[Pollinator] Congressman Hastings (D-Florida) receives Pollinator Advocate Award

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October 25, 2010: Hastings Receives 2010 Pollinator Advocate Award 

 
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(Washington, DC) The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC)
awarded Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) with the 2010 Pollinator
Advocate Award at their 10th Annual Conference which was held in Washington,
D.C. October 20-22, 2010.  NAPPC promotes and protects pollinators and the
agricultural and ecological services they provide.

"Congressman Hastings richly deserves this recognition and thanks for his
actions as an outstanding and effective pollinator champion," said Laurie
Davies Adams, executive director of the Pollinator Partnership, the
nonprofit that manages NAPPC.  "For example, he was directly responsible for
getting first-ever conservation and research provisions for honey bees and
native pollinators enacted as part of the farm bill, and has fought
successfully for critical pollinator research funding in the annual
appropriations process."

"I am humbled and honored to receive the Pollinator Advocate Award," said
Hastings.  "I hope to continue to bring much-needed attention to the vital
role pollinators play in our society.

"Pollinators are crucial to the survival of our ecosystems as well as the
sustainability and security of our food supply," further noted Hastings.
"Through the efforts of the Pollinator Partnership and NAPPC, we have seen
great progress in regards to Colony Collapse Disorder and the health of
honey bees.  But the fight isn't over.

"We still need to increase awareness of all pollinators, including bees,
bats, birds, and butterflies, in an effort to encourage the growth and
survival of these important species."

In 2010, Congressman Hastings co-chaired and co-founded the bi-partisan
Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus.  Additionally, Hastings
introduced a resolution recognizing the important role pollinators play in
sustaining the ecosystems and supporting the goals and ideals of National
Pollinator Week, which passed the House of Representatives unanimously on
July 1, 2010.

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings is Vice Chairman of the House Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence, a senior member of the House Rules Committee, and
Co-Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission.

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