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Hoekstra's Response Following Meeting with Administration on Asian Carp
Jan 27, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today responded to a briefing with administration officials on its plan to address preventing Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.
"Several ideas and bipartisan solutions were discussed to prevent the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes," Hoekstra sai...
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Pete Hoekstra: No doubt Asian carp could devastate Michigan's environment, economy
Jan 26, 2010
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By Peter Hoekstra
The threat posed by Asian carp to the Great Lakes is real and needs to be addressed. There is no doubt that should the carp enter Lake Michigan it will devastate Michigan's environment and economy.
Experts have been sounding the alarm on this problem for years, yet bureaucrat...
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Hoekstra Statement on the Obama Administration's Failures on Guantanamo Bay Closure and HIG Implementation
Jan 22, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement to mark the failure of the Obama administration to meet its rushed, self-imposed one year deadline to shutter the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and implement the ...
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Hoekstra Statement on Supreme Court Removing Limits on Donations to Campaigns
Jan 21, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled on removing limits on corporate and labor donations to campaigns.
"The Supreme Court’s decision to remove limits on corporate and labor donations is a welcome reversal of many of the unintended ...
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Hoekstra Advocates for Summit on Asian Carp to be Held in Muskegon
Jan 21, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today sent a letter to Governor Granholm and the Council on Environmental Quality to host a summit on preventing Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes in Muskegon.
"As you consider locations to host the summit, I recommend that you convene at the Annis Water...
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Where are the Other Abdulmutallabs?
Jan 19, 2010
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by Rep. Peter Hoekstra
As Washington struggles to understand the intelligence and airport security failures behind the Christmas Day terrorist attack that almost destroyed a civilian airliner over Detroit, there is an issue that no one is talking about: the failure of the Obama administration to...
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Hoekstra Sends Letter on Proposed Medicaid Expansion to Governor Granholm
Jan 18, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today sent a letter to Governor Jennifer Granholm asking that she advocate on behalf of Michigan against a costly expansion of Medicaid included in the health care overhaul currently under consideration in Congress.
"I am writing to echo the sentiments of resid...
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Pete’s Perspective: Behind Closed Doors
Jan 15, 2010
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This week, Democratic leadership of the House, Senate, and the administration continued to argue among themselves on Capitol Hill and at the White House over the final outcome of the most significant bill in generations; a complete overhaul of the U.S. health care system. Unfortunately, not only ar...
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Hoekstra Statement on Potential DC Trials for Gitmo Detainees
Jan 15, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement after press reports that the Obama administration is considering bringing terrorist detainees, including the notorious terrorist known as Hambali, to Washington, DC for trial:
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Article of Interest: Deficit hits all-time Dec. high
Jan 14, 2010
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By: Bill Nichols
The federal budget deficit hit an all-time high for the month of December, and deficit spending for the first three months of the new budget year is also surpassing last year’s record pace.
The $91.85 billion budget deficit in December, a record for the month, marked a record ...
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