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Hoekstra Statement on Latest Bin Laden Tape
Dec 30, 2007
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, today issued the following statement after the recent release of an audiotape by Osama bin Laden on Iraq and Israel. “The only new information contained in the tape is the increased emphasis on attacking Israel. ...
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Hoekstra Statement on Assassination of Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Dec 27, 2007
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, issued the following statement today following the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto: “I am deeply disturbed and saddened by the brutal assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and wish to express my prayers and...
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Hoekstra Votes for AMT Patch
Dec 19, 2007
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted for legislation that prevents the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) from impacting as many as 25 million taxpayers in 2007. “Failing to index the AMT to inflation was a mistake that should be corrected,” Hoekstra said. “American taxpayers already send enou...
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Hoekstra Votes to Extend SCHIP Program
Dec 19, 2007
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted to extend a program originally designed to provide health care insurance to children in families struggling to get off of welfare. “Children are some of the most vulnerable members of society, and we have a responsibility to support them when they are ...
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Bill Contains Nearly $4 Million for Second Congressional District Harbors
Dec 19, 2007
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Legislation currently on its way to the president includes $3,883,000 for work in nearly every recreational and commercial harbor located within Michigan’s Second Congressional District. “Every eligible located within Michigan’s Second Congressional District will be improved in 2008,” said U.S. Rep....
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Hoekstra Votes against Energy Bill that Fails to Produce New Energy, Increases Costs
Dec 18, 2007
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted against legislation that fails to produce new energy and increases costs for consumers by imposing unclear Washington mandates on energy producers and manufacturers. “The United States is transitioning to a cleaner energy supply that improves fuel effi...
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On Announcement of a DOJ Obstruction of the Committee’s Inquiry into the Destruction of the Tapes
Dec 14, 2007
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Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Pete Hoekstra (Michigan), the Committee’s top Republican, released the following statement today in response to the announcement that the U.S. Department of Justice has advised the Central Inte...
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Hoekstra Votes against Intelligence Bill with Wrong Priorities for America
Dec 13, 2007
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, today voted against the fiscal year 2008 Intelligence authorization after Democrats rejected Republican attempts to maximize funding for human intelligence collection and strip politically motivated earmarks fr...
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Crystal Township Receives $78,000 Federal Loan to Cover Local Cost of Fire Tanker
Dec 12, 2007
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Crystal Township in Oceana County has received a $78,000 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program to cover the local match of a $168,000 fire pumper/tanker. “Protecting rural communities presents a unique challenge because of the wide distribution of homes throug...
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Hoekstra Votes against $55.7 Billion Tax Increase
Dec 12, 2007
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted against legislation that uses temporary tax relief as a vehicle for $55.7 billion in permanent new taxes. “The free market responds negatively to uncertainty,” Hoekstra said. “Coupled with the crisis in the housing and energy sectors, the repeated effo...
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