Florida Congressman Hastings says he has cancer

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FILE - In this May 19, 2010 file photo, Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings says he has pancreatic cancer but plans to remain in office as he fights the disease. The 82-year-old Democrat said in a statement Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, that he is optimistic about his chances for survival and for being able to perform his duties.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings says he has pancreatic cancer but plans to remain in office as he fights the disease.

The 82-year-old Democrat said in a statement Monday that he’s optimistic about his chances for survival and for being able to perform his duties.

Hastings was elected to the House in 1992 and is a member its Rules Committee.

He had previously served as a U.S. district judge but was impeached by the House in 1988 and convicted by the Senate on charges that he had accepted a $150,000 bribe from two co-defendants seeking a light sentence.

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