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Hoekstra: White House Should Confirm Gitmo Detainee Intentions
Sep 28, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, today said he has received information corroborating a recent press report that the Obama administration has decided against plans to house terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay at the prison in Standish, Mic...
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Hoekstra: Resistance in Michigan, America Continues to Befuddle Obama on Guantanamo Bay Policy
Sep 25, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said today’s Washington Post story revealing that President Barack Obama has reassigned the architect of his Guantanamo Bay policy is the latest sign that the administration will miss its self-imposed deadline ...
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Hoekstra: Terrorist Take Downs Show Continued Threat
Sep 25, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said today’s announcement of multiple arrests in attempts to carry out terrorist attacks on American soil showed that the threat from radical jihadists to the United States has not stopped.
“No amount of apo...
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Hoekstra to Host Federal Procurement/Contracting Workshop
Sep 25, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, on Thursday, Oct. 8, will host a federal procurement and contracting workshop from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Muskegon.
“Businesses in Michigan’s Second Congressional District possess the capability of helping to fulfill the vast number of needs of the federal gove...
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Hoekstra Statement on Covert Iranian Nuclear Facility
Sep 25, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement after the public revelation that Iran is building a second, covert site to enrich uranium in the city of Qom:
“Today’s public announcement of the construction of a secret Irani...
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Hoekstra Statement on Defense Authorization Act Addresses Guantanamo Bay
Sep 24, 2009
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Statement of Congressman Pete Hoekstra
Ranking Republican
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Preconference Meeting on National Defense Authorization Act for FY2010
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Armed Services Committee and the Intelligence Committee share jurisdiction on a range of crit...
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Office of Congressman Hoekstra to Host Event on Helping Veterans Secure Medals
Sep 24, 2009
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The office of U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland will host an event in Coopersville to assist area veterans in securing military service medals and commendations that were lost, never received or erroneously not issued.
The event is scheduled for 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at the Coopersv...
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Hoekstra Nominates Holland Woman as an ‘Angel in Adoption’
Sep 24, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, has nominated Belinda Geertsma, who serves as an International Adoption Worker for Bethany Christian Services in Holland, as an Angel in Adoption.
“Belinda is passionate about finding homes for children with special needs,” Hoekstra said. “She has worked mirac...
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House Passes Resolution Honoring Long-Standing Relationship between the Netherlands and U.S.
Sep 23, 2009
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The House today unanimously passed a resolution (H. Con. Res. 178) introduced by U.S. Reps. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, that recognizes the long standing relationship between the United States and the Netherlands.
“Since 1609, when Henry Hudson arrived at Manhattan I...
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Hoekstra Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Sep 22, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today voted to extend federal unemployment benefits for an additional 13 weeks in states hit hard by the economic recession, especially Michigan.
"The sky-high unemployment rate continues to hurt families and individuals throughout the U.S., but perhaps no mor...
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