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Hoekstra Requests CIA Briefing Notes be Publicly Released
May 11, 2009
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U.S. Rep Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, today released a letter to Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair and CIA Director Leon Panetta requesting that the CIA’s Memoranda for the Record on the enhanced interrogation program be reviewed for ...
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Hoekstra Statement on April Employment Report
May 8, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, issued the following statement after the April employment report released by the U.S. Department of Labor showed that unemployment increased to 8.9 percent and that the economy lost 539,000 jobs.
"That unemployment continues to increase demonstrates that Washingt...
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Lake, Muskegon Counties Receive $600,000 for Brownfields Assessments
May 8, 2009
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Lake County $400,000 and Muskegon County $200,000 for brownfields assessments.
"Identifying abandoned or contaminated sites for remediation helps economic development and improves the quality of the environment," said U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra,...
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Hoekstra Statement on April Employment Report
May 8, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, issued the following statement after the April employment report released by the U.S. Department of Labor showed that unemployment increased to 8.9 percent and that the economy lost 539,000 jobs.
"That unemployment continues to increase demonstrates that Washi...
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Hoekstra Joins Fellow Republicans in Opposition to Releasing Terrorists into the U.S.
May 7, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, joined other House committee ranking members in introducing a bill that would prevent sending terrorists currently held at Guantanamo Bay to the United States.
"Releasing hardcore radical jihadists into Michig...
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West Michigan Congressmen Respond to EPA Ozone Transport Study
Apr 30, 2009
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U.S. Reps. Pete Hoekstra (R-Holland), Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) and Vern Ehlers (R-Grand Rapids) today responded to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study that determined that West Michigan’s ozone levels are dominated by ozone created in major urban upwind areas such as Chicago, Milwaukee a...
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Boehner, Hoekstra Release Web Video Asking 'Do you Feel Safer?'
Apr 30, 2009
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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Intelligence Committee Ranking Republican Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) released a web video highlighting the Administration’s lack of a comprehensive strategy to confront and fight the terrorist threat. The web video underscores why the American people are gro...
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Hoekstra Statement on Chrysler Bankruptcy Announcement
Apr 30, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, issued the following statement today upon Chrysler announcing that is entering into bankruptcy.
"Chrysler’s bankruptcy will have a ripple effect throughout Michigan and the U.S., impacting thousands of employees, shareholders, suppliers and dealerships. I hope...
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Hope College Junior Completes Washington Spring Semester Internship
Apr 29, 2009
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Hope College junior Stephen Hobson of Flushing, Mich., this week completed a spring 2009 internship in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland.
“I appreciate Stephen spending his spring semester supporting my staff in Washington,” Hoekstra said. “It has been a unique op...
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Hoekstra Votes against Crippling Tax Increase, Massive Government Spending
Apr 29, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted against a crippling tax increase and massive government spending contained in the $3.5 trillion 2010 budget.
"It is not fair for one generation to borrow money that will be repaid by future generations," Hoekstra said. "The United States cannot con...
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