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Pete Hoekstra

REPRESENTING THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

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Thank you for visiting my Myth of the Magical Bureaucrat Web page. This page is intended to highlight reported examples of federal government waste and inefficiency. It will also feature examples of people who are taking personal responsibility in their lives or the lives of others with no help from the government.
  • Many Hires Needed for Budget Goals
    Mar 3, 2009  - By- Philip Rucker President Obama's budget is so ambitious, with vast new spending on health care, energy independence, education and services for veterans, that experts say he probably will need to hire tens of thousands of new federal government workers to realize his goals. The $3.6 trilli... More
  • Hidden Bonuses Enrich Government Contractors at Taxpayer Cost
    Jan 29, 2009  - By David Dietz U.S. Senator Kit Bond shifted in his chair at a 2005 congressional hearing, poised with a question on national security. He turned to Treasury Secretary John Snow, who was seated at a witness table. Was Snow sure, asked Bond, a Missouri Republican, that a Treasury Department co... More
  • Mr. B's Pancake House staff works for free to help boss
    Jan 26, 2009  - By Susan Harrison Wolffis In a world yearning for good news, meet Mary VanDam who decided to help out her boss during tough economic times by working a Sunday shift for free. Then, just to put icing on the cake, she convinced her fellow employees at Mr. B's Pancake House to do the same. A... More