Pete Hoekstra

Operating Room

Washington, Nov 3 -

U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, on Thursday, Nov. 5, will participate in an emergency "House Call" at the Capitol to help spread the message that Americans overwhelmingly reject a government takeover of health care.

"House leadership has clearly not heard the message that Americans overwhelmingly object to a government takeover of health care," Hoekstra said. "I encourage anyone and everyone who rejects the overreaching government-run health care bill to join the emergency ‘House Call’ on Thursday."

People can stay up-to-date by signing up for his e-newsletter at http://hoekstra.house.gov/healthcarenewsletter. The event is scheduled for noon on the West Steps of the U.S. Capitol.

"Please make your voices heard," Hoekstra said. "The health care overhaul is moving forward at an incredible rate, and we need to recapture the passion we saw in town halls across America. There are much better alternatives to improving health care than Speaker Pelosi’s bill."