Pete Hoekstra

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Washington, Nov 18, 2009 - U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today issued the following statement on the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth announcing the Michigan’s unemployment rate remains above 15 percent.

"The $787 billion economic stimulus bill that Congress rushed to President Obama seven months ago has done little to stimulate jobs or the economy. It has been a major disappointment that the administration cannot manage the stimulus spending or the tracking of its impact effectively, such as the recent revelation that the White House was claiming it created jobs in Michigan congressional districts that don’t even exist. Congress needs to create an environment of economic growth rather than continuing to recklessly spend taxpayer dollars and finding new opportunities to tax job creators."

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