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Hoekstra Makes Case against 'Gitmo North' at Standish Town Hall
Aug 20, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, today spoke at a town hall meeting in Standish, Mich., where he made the point that the future of Michigan lies in creating jobs in tourism, advanced research and new technology, not "Gitmo Jobs."
"As a for...
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Article of Interest: Dealers Quit 'Cash for Clunkers,' Calling Uncle Sam Too Slow to Pay
Aug 20, 2009
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By Dana Hedgpeth
Dozens of auto dealers in the New York area and at least one in Maryland are pulling out of the U.S. government's popular "Cash for Clunkers" program because of problems in getting reimbursed.
The general manager at Toyota of Bowie said the dealership stopped participating ea...
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Hoekstra to Speak at Town Hall on the Implications of Transferring Gitmo Detainees to Michigan
Aug 19, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, will participate in a town hall meeting on Aug. 20 in Standish, Mich. on the dangers posed by the Obama administration’s proposed transfer of the terrorists housed at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to ...
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Buffett Says Federal Debt Poses Risks to Economy
Aug 19, 2009
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Bloomberg News
By Shamim Adam
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. must address the massive amounts of “monetary medicine” that have been pumped into the financial system and now pose threats to the world’s largest economy and its currency, billionaire Warren Buffett said.
The “gusher of fede...
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Hoekstra Refuses Administration Requests until White House Shows Transparency on Plans for Gitmo Detainees
Aug 19, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, is refusing to sign requests for reprogramming Military Intelligence Program funds, absent a compelling military need, after the Obama administration stonewalled requests for information on its efforts to trans...
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Hoekstra Applauds Michigan Senate Gitmo Resolution Passage
Aug 19, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, today congratulated the Michigan State Senate for unanimously recognizing the potential risks of transferring terrorists held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention facility to a prison in Standish, Mich.
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Hoekstra Refuses Administration Requests until White House Shows Transparency on Plans for Gitmo Detainees
Aug 19, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, is refusing to sign requests for reprogramming Military Intelligence Program funds, absent a compelling military need, after the Obama administration stonewalled requests for information on its efforts to tra...
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Michigan Senate Testimony on Gitmo Detainees
Aug 18, 2009
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Follow the link to read Rep. Pete Hoekstra's Michigan Senate testimony on Guantanamo Bay detention facility detainees being transferred to the Maximum Correctional Facility in Standish, Michigan:
http://hoekstra.house.gov/UploadedFiles/MichiganSenateDetaineesTestimony.pdf
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Climate bill would bloat federal agencies
Aug 17, 2009
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Climate bill would bloat federal agencies
The Washington Times
By Amanda DeBard
The House-passed climate change bill, if enacted, would expand the federal government so much that it would take billions of dollars and thousands of new employees to implement.
Now-obscure federal agencies...
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Pete’s Perspective: An Anniversary Not Worth Celebrating
Aug 17, 2009
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The American public was warned by President Obama that without an immediate injection of hundreds of billions of dollars, the country would soon enter its next Great Depression. Leaders in Congress obliged and without delay rammed through a $787 billion spending package, claiming it would immediatel...
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