Week in Review 10/26 - 10/30

In Case You Missed It

Hoekstra Introduces Mobile Alerts

New Web Page

- Flu Information

Pete’s Perspective

- Health Care Fact:  House Democrats Release Health   Care Bill

Press Releases

- Hoekstra Votes against another Massive Spending
  Increase
- USDA, Hoekstra Announce Business Loan Guarantee 
  Workshops

What Pete’s Reading

- (Holland Sentinel) Some Flu Vaccines Available Locally
- (Wall Street Journal) Political Uncertainty Puts Freeze
  on Small Businesses
- (Washington Times) Intelligence Review Needed
- (Human Events) The Case Against Gitmo North
- (Wall Street Journal) The Public Option Comeback

Videos

- Hoekstra discusses the potential risk of homegrown terrorism in the recent Detroit FBI raid
- Hoekstra on Fox News: Why move the risk from Guantanamo Bay to the United States?

Sampling of Meetings

- Spoke to Wyoming, MI Chamber of Commerce Legislative Luncheon
- Met with officials from the USDA to discuss emergency assistance programs
- Attended House Member conference on health care
- Attended Intelligence Committee Briefing on Afghanistan

Key Votes

- H.R. 2996 – Department of Interior Appropriations/Continuing Resolution
- H.R. 3854 – Small Business Financing and Investment Act