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Hoekstra Encourages TV Viewers to Prepare for All-Digital Television Conversion
Dec 19, 2008
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After Feb. 17, 2009, full-powered television stations will broadcast in digital only. Those who watch free over-the-air television with a broadcast antenna and do not own a digital television will need a digital-to-analog converter box for analog TVs.
“The digital conversion is the most signifi...
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Hoekstra Works to Suspend FPI’s Preferential Contracting Status during Economic Crisis
Dec 19, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, is requesting that the administration during the current economic crisis suspend the preferential status that allows Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to simply take federal government contracting opportunities.
He is supporting including a provision in...
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Hoekstra Responds to Breakdown of Talks on North Korean Nuclear Program
Dec 12, 2008
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The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., issued the following statement in response to the breakdown of talks on North Korea’s nuclear program.
“North Korea’s refusal this week to agree to a plan to verify the Six Party Talks denuclearization agre...
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Hoekstra Statement on Reappointment as Intelligence Committee’s top Republican
Dec 11, 2008
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.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement after being reappointed Ranking Member by Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio:
“The threats to America from radical jihadists and foreign adversaries remain persistent, and ...
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Hoekstra Statement on MSU Winning Competition to Build a Nuclear Science Facility
Dec 11, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today congratulated Michigan State University on winning a Department of Energy competition to build a cutting edge nuclear science research facility.
“Michigan’s congressional delegation has worked diligently in bipartisan and bicameral manner over the past s...
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Auto Bailout Includes no New Taxpayer Funds, Long-Term Restructuring
Dec 10, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted in support of a bridge loan program for the Big 3 auto manufacturers designed to include strong oversight, ensure accountability to the taxpayers and no new appropriation of taxpayer dollars.
“The bailout bridge loan program will hopefully help to ...
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Hoekstra Responds to Inaccurate Census Report on Unemployment in Muskegon
Dec 9, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today responded to the U.S. Census Bureau releasing a report announcing that unemployment in Muskegon was the highest in the nation for cities with populations between 20,000 and 65,000, which unfairly negatively reflects upon the community.
“Muskegon faces it...
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December 2008 E-Newsletter
Dec 5, 2008
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Please click here to view the December 2008 E-Newsletter (pdf).
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Hoekstra to Host Small Business Finance Workshops in Muskegon, Holland
Dec 5, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, will host two small business financial resource workshops in Muskegon and Holland to outline potential opportunities available during the current financial crisis.
The events will be held in Muskegon from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Michigan A...
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Veterans Affairs to Open Clinic in Wexford
Dec 4, 2008
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it intends to establish an outpatient clinic in Wexford County, which is expected to open in 2010.
“The men and women in the Armed Services have honorably fought for the freedoms that we enjoy,” said U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland. “Local...
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