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Hoekstra Statement on the Delay of the Administration's Guantanamo Bay Terrorist Detention Facility Report
Jul 21, 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 Obama Administration missed the deadline for the release of its six-month report on the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay as required by the president’s rus...
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Hoekstra Statement on Indonesian Terrorist Attacks
Jul 17, 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 twin bombings rocked two American-branded hotels in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, killing at least six and wounding several Americans:
"Americans overseas and the pla...
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West Michigan Harbors in Need will Receive Maintenance Work in 2010
Jul 17, 2009
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Congress has passed a bill that among other provisions includes funding in 2010 for recreational and commercial harbors located within Michigan’s Second Congressional District in need of maintenance.
"Many lakeshore communities depend upon the commerce and tourism generated by safe access to their ...
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Hoekstra Statement on Intelligence Committee Inquiry
Jul 17, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on an inquiry by the committee into an effort considered by the CIA:
"Republicans on this committee believe that the best way forward is an inquiry agreement that would set out ...
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Hoekstra Statement on Intelligence Committee Inquiry
Jul 17, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on an inquiry by the committee into an effort considered by the CIA:
"Republicans on this committee believe that the best way forward is an inquiry agreement that would set ou...
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Hoekstra Statement on June Michigan Unemployment Rate
Jul 15, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today responded to news that Michigan’s unemployment rate increased to 15.2 percent in June, up from 14.1 percent in May, according to the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth.
"A state with an unemployment rate that is consistently the w...
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House Bill Includes Funding to Combat Agricultural Diseases
Jul 9, 2009
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The House today passed an annual agricultural appropriations bill that contains $346,000 for research on combating Phytophthora capsici, a non-native fungal-like pathogen that lives in soil and causes plants to rot, and $346,000 on research to combat the Apple Fire Blight pathogen.
"Phytophthora...
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Hoekstra Raises Questions about Piles of Dirt on a Recently Constructed Section of I-75
Jul 7, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today sent a letter to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) questioning why it placed thousands of tons of dirt on a newly constructed service drive designed to provide a new I-75 freeway link leading to the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit.
"In light o...
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Hudsonville Native Begins Summer Congressional Internship
Jul 6, 2009
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For 10 weeks this summer Hillsdale College student and Hudsonville native Matt Stone will intern in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland.
"Interning in Washington D.C. offers many rewards for ambitious young people," Hoekstra said. "I welcome Matt’s positive attitude...
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Hoekstra Statement on June Unemployment Rate
Jul 2, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today responded to the Bureau of Labor Statistics announcing that the national unemployment rate had increased to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent and employers shed 467,000 jobs.
"Increasing taxes and Washington spending are failing to help the economy rebound f...
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