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Hoekstra Announces Opposition to Closing Muskegon Coast Guard Air Facility
Feb 11, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today announced his opposition to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security proposal to close the Coast Guard helicopter station at Muskegon County Airport. The plan to shutter the facility after 2010 was included in the president’s 2011 budget. The crew operating in...
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Hoekstra Statement upon Rep. Vern Ehlers Announcing that he is Not Running for Reelection
Feb 10, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today issued the following statement upon U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, announcing that he will not run for another term in Congress.
"Vern is a great friend and the one and only nuclear physicist (some say rocket scientist) in Congress," Hoekstra said...
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Article of Interest: The Jimmy Carter Jobs Credit
Feb 10, 2010
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Wall Street Journal
Stimulus Plan A didn't work to create jobs or reduce unemployment. That was the $165 billion of tax rebates and money for states in February 2008.
Plan B flopped too. That was last February's stimulus that has devoted $862 billion into mostly government programs. The unemploy...
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Hoekstra a Leading Member of Congress in Voting against Wasteful Spending
Feb 9, 2010
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A recently released report from the Club for Growth shows that U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, was a leading member of Congress with a 97 percent rating in voting against wasteful spending projects in 2009.
"Controlling spending and eliminating costly unnecessary parochial projects should rem...
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Republicans Respond to Misleading White House Statements on National Security
Feb 9, 2010
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Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and House Intelligence Committee top Republican Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) issued the following joint statement in response to an op-ed published in USA Today that misleads the American people on key intelligence issues and accuses critics of the Administration of hel...
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Hoekstra Survey on Lake Michigan Wind Farm
Feb 8, 2010
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Many of you have contacted me about the proposed wind farm in Lake Michigan. I appreciate your input and want more of your feedback. Specifically, I would like to know which factor is most important to you in considering lakeshore wind turbines.
Before going forward it is critical that the debat...
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Hoekstra Statement on Brennan's Comments on Meet the Press
Feb 7, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today issued the following statement concerning statements by White House Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan on Meet the Press.
"Can anyone take seriously the White House's assertion that it consulted with Republicans when President Obama didn't even...
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Hoekstra Offers Condolences to Family and Friends of Army Sgt. Dillon Foxx
Feb 6, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, issued the following statement upon receiving confirmation on the loss of Army Sgt. Dillon B. Foxx, 22, of Manton. Foxx died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan on Feb. 5.
"Our sympathies and heartfelt prayers are with the fami...
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Chart of Interest: Record Level Deficits
Feb 5, 2010
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*Click the above chart to enlarge
This week, President Obama released his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2011. Overall his budget would spend $3.83 trillion in 2011 and contributes to a record deficit of $1.55 trillion this year. Over the next ten years, deficits are projected to average $91...
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Hoekstra Introduces Bill to Fight Invasion of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes
Feb 5, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, has introduced a bill that would make the Army Corps of Engineers the lead agency and provide them with the authority to fight the invasion of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
"Asian carp pose a devastating threat to Michigan’s environment and economy," Hoekstr...
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