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Poll Shows West Michigan Overwhelmingly Supports Dredging Harbors
Apr 1, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, announced the results of an informal poll conducted on his congressional Web site hoekstra.house.gov over the past week on whether residents of Michigan’s Second Congressional District support federal support for dredging harbors.
"People recognize that ade...
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Hoekstra Votes against Washington Land Grab
Mar 25, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted against a massive Washington land grab that will prevent American energy exploration in some areas of the country and restricts access to land, including 11,740 acres in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
"The top-down Washington approach to land m...
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Congress Approves Nearly $3 Million for West Michigan Harbors
Mar 12, 2009
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Congress has passed legislation that among other provisions includes nearly $3 million for recreational and commercial harbors located within Michigan’s Second Congressional District. President Obama is expected to sign the measure today.
"Safe and navigable harbors are economic engines that dri...
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Hoekstra Responds to President Obama’s Address to Congress
Feb 24, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today issued the following statement upon the conclusion of President Barack Obama’s address to a bicameral session of Congress.
“President Obama continues to make history with his first-ever address before a joint session of Congress. He outlined the great ch...
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Congress Passes Great Lakes Legacy Act
Sep 28, 2008
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Congress passed a scaled-down Senate version of the Great Lakes Legacy Act today (H.R. 6460) that will reauthorize it at $108 million over two years.
“The federal program that has successfully cleaned toxic sediments in several Great Lakes tributaries since it was first passed in 2002 will conti...
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Hoekstra Votes to Approve Great Lakes Compact
Sep 23, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted to approve the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, which will ensure that water withdrawal decisions from the basin remain under the control of regional and state authorities.
“The Great Lakes Compact will ensure that wate...
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Hoekstra Votes to Reauthorize the Great Lakes Legacy Act
Sep 18, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted to reauthorize the Great Lakes Legacy Act, the program that largely funded the $13.5 million clean-up of toxic sediments in Ruddiman Creek in Muskegon.
“The Great Lakes provide fresh drinking water, habitat for diverse wildlife, recreation, water t...
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Hoekstra Statement after Briefing about Waste on Lake Michigan Beaches
Jul 18, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, issued the following statement after a briefing from the U.S. Coast Guard, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and local officials regarding the trash appearing on Lake Michigan Beaches:
“The trash washing up on our beaches from Oval Beach to Elberta ...
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Hoekstra Announces that Dredging in West Michigan Harbors is on Schedule
Jul 2, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today announced that all dredging for 2008 in commercial and recreational harbors located in Michigan’s Second Congressional District is on schedule.
“Local harbors are open for business,” Hoekstra said. “When Michigan leads the nation in unemployment and the ...
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Mason County Receives $30,000 for Maritime Museum
May 12, 2008
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The Mason County Historical Society has received a $30,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program to conduct a feasibility study on the creation of a Maritime Museum in the former Coast Guard station in Ludington.
“West Michigan features a rich maritime history t...
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