Rep. Peter Hoekstra

Republican  •  2nd District, Michigan  •  9th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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10/04/09
Hoekstra to Host Health Care Town Hall Meeting in Muskegon

WASHINGTON, DC – US Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, will host a public town hall meeting on health care in Muskegon on Monday, Oct. 5 at the Reeths-Puffer ...

Source: Ludington Daily News
10/03/09
RE: Peter Hoekstra

Michigan Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra also was in the crowd. ``Joe made a mistake; it shouldn't have happened,'' Hoekstra said. ...

Source: The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
10/03/09
Full-Court Press by White House Fails

...Chicago's loss came the same day as a dismal U.S. jobs report. "For this president, everything is a priority," said Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R., Mich. "He believes that he's got this Midas touch, that if he touches it, everything will go fine."Said Tony Frat

10/03/09
Hoekstra to host health care meeting Monday

AP Breaking News Video MUSKEGON — US Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, will host a public town hall meeting on health care in Muskegon on Monday. ...

Source: Grand Haven Tribune
10/03/09
Crowd protests visit by Rep. Joe Wilson

Michigan Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra also was in the crowd. ``Joe made a mistake; it shouldn't have happened,'' Hoekstra said. ...

Source: The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
10/02/09
RE: Peter Hoekstra

“For this president, everything is a priority,” said Michigan Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a Republican who had criticized Obama for the decision, in an interview. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal (blog)
10/02/09
Health Care Town Hall Meeting in Muskegon Monday

By Staff reports US Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, has scheduled a public town hall meeting on health care in at 8:30 pm Monday, Oct. 5 at the Reeths-Puffer ...

Source: HollandSentinel.com
10/02/09
RE: Peter Hoekstra

“For this president, everything is a priority,” said Michigan Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a Republican who had criticized Obama for the decision, in an interview. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal (blog)
10/02/09
RE: Peter Hoekstra

... HOLLAND — A Hope College history professor is running again for the 2nd District congressional seat in west Michigan now held by US Rep. Pete Hoekstra. ...

Source: Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
10/02/09
Obama's Olympic Failure

...president can't make everything a priority, because the end result will be that there is no priority," complained Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich.). "Nothing is a priority because everything is a priority." Some in Chicago wondered why the president would bo

Source: NBC New York
10/02/09
RE: Peter Hoekstra

By The Grand Rapids Press US Rep. Pete HoekstraThe state of Michigan determined in recent days that bureaucrats in Lansing are better-equipped to determine ...

Source: The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
10/02/09
Critics: Obama's Olympic Pitch a Fool's Errand

...who said it was "political payback" to help Obama's political "cronies" in Chicago, including Mayor Richard Daley. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters prior to the trip that Obama needs

10/02/09
RE: Peter Hoekstra

“For this president, everything is a priority,” said Michigan Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a Republican who had criticized Obama for the decision, in an interview. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal (blog)
10/01/09
Walberg to get fundraising help from SC lawmaker

For details about the early-morning event to discuss health care reform, go to walbergforcongress.com The field to succeed Rep. Pete Hoekstra is getting ...

Source: The Detroit News
10/01/09
Hoekstra: Obama Missed Chance to Confront Iran at UN

“The president thought he was going to change a lot of things simply by the power of his personality,” Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R, Mich., told Newsmax in an ...

Source: NewsMax.com
09/30/09
Parents' Rights Amendment Reaches 120 Co-Sponsors

30 /Christian Newswire/ -- A Constitutional Amendment to protect the parent-child relationship introduced by US Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, ...

Source: Christian News Wire (press release)
09/30/09
Campaign update: Grayson's shocker, Corzine closes

But he leads Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) just 30-23 in the primary, which is not bad for a congressman representing 1/15th of the state. ...

Source: The Hill
09/30/09
Hope College professor running again for Congress

(AP) - A Hope College history professor is running again for the 2nd District congressional seat in west Michigan now held by US Rep. Pete Hoekstra. ...

Source: WLNS
09/30/09
Democrats Considers Running For Hoekstra's Seat

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (Michigan Radio) - A Democrat in Holland says he's interested in running for Republican Pete Hoekstra's seat in Congress next year. ...

Source: Michigan Radio
09/29/09
Obama's push for Chicago brings new political chapter to Olympics

Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said Obama's decision is a sign that the president needs to ...

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
09/29/09
RE: Peter Hoekstra

Senator Christopher Bond of Missouri and Representative Pete Hoekstra of Michigan also questioned Obama's priorities, saying he needs to focus on the war in ...

Source: Boston Globe
09/29/09
Gitmo transfer decision still open

...close Oct. 1. Standish City Manager Mike Moran said the city needs the revenue from a prison and the jobs it brings. U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a Holland Republican and candidate for governor, said Obama erred in "setting an arbitrary closure date when he

09/29/09
MSNBC INTERVIEW WITH REP. PETE HOEKSTRA (R-MI)

MR. SHUSTER: Does President Obama have a priority problem or just a problem with his critics? Two weeks ago, the president said he was too busy with health ...

Source: Federal News Service (subscription)
09/29/09
RE: Peter Hoekstra

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), on neglecting the mcchrystal report in lieu of the Olympics: "It's [mcchrystal report] going to sit on a shelf until the ...

Source: National Journal (blog)
09/29/09
Supreme Court Urged to Impose Unratified Treaty

Thaddeus McCotter and Rep. Doug Lamborn, co-chairs of the House Sovereignty Caucus. The other House members on the brief are: Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Rep. ...

Source: Christian News Wire (press release)
09/29/09
Gizzi on Politics September 28, 2009

Mike Cox, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, industrialist Rick Snyder, and State Sen. Tom George. Democrats are expected to nominate Lt. Gov. John Cherry for the top job. ...

Source: Human Events (blog)
09/29/09
Terrorists are 'Refugees' Says State Department

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee is calling on the White House to confirm or deny press reports stating ...

Source: Human Events (blog)
09/29/09
Mich. prison may still receive Gitmo prisoners

...site to house the detainees should the Guantanamo prison be closed. Stupak's district contains the Standish prison. But Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), the ranking member of the House Select Intelligence Committee, said that based on conversation with th

Source: The Hill
09/29/09
RE: Peter Hoekstra

... prison slated for closing, was one of several state and government officials who countered media reports and comments by Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, ...

Source: The Detroit News
09/29/09
Standish not ruled out for terror detainees

...said. Others do not support housing the detainees anywhere in Michigan or the United States. Gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, said he's also heard that Standish is off the table, but wants official and public confirmation from

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