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  • U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra discusses the need to permanently modernize American's laws governing surveillance of terrorist communications on Bloomberg's 'Money & Politics'
    Mar 15, 2008  - Joining me now, Democrat Sylvestre Reyes of Texas and Republican Pete Hoekstra. Does the president still hold the upper hand here? Well, we now forward our version of the amended bill to the Senate for their consideration.  They've got two options: Either adopt our bill or somehow you amend it f... More
  • Hoekstra Speech to The Heritage Foundation
    Feb 26, 2008  - Hoekstra Speech to The Heritage Foundation U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, today spoke at The Heritage Foundation on the importance of modernizing and strengthening America’s terrorist surveillance laws. The Heritage Foundation has made v... More
  • President Sarkozy Addresses Congress
    Nov 7, 2007  - See attached transcript. More
  • Opening Statement to the Joint Hearing on the Homeland Security Threat Posed by al-Qaeda and Its Affiliate in Iraq
    Jul 25, 2007  - Thank you Chairman Skelton, Chairman Reyes and Ranking Member Hunter. I would also like to thank the witnesses for appearing before us today. Mr. Chairman, I want to start out today by pointing to a critical piece of intelligence, perhaps the most important piece of actionable intelligence written i... More
  • Local Colleges receive more than $1 Million for Upward Bound Programs
    May 11, 2007  - Three local colleges will receive more than $1 million from the Department of Education for their Upward Bound programs. “Upward Bound programs in West Michigan help to improve the skills of young adults as they work to pursue a higher education,” said U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland. “The federa... More
  • Hoekstra's Opening Statement on the Global War on Terror Resolution
    Jun 15, 2006  - Mr. Speaker, this resolution in front of us today is about an urgent proposition. We are a nation at war, a nation at war with radical Islamists. The war was not of our choosing, but it is the central struggle of our time, the first major conflict of the Information Age. This debate is a defini... More
  • HIGH-TOUCH IN A HIGH-TECH WORLD
    May 9, 2005  - Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to join you today. My objective is to share a single thought for you to take with you, something that you will remember. Today I want to talk about being high-touch in a high-tech world. What does that mean? Answer me a very simple question: What is ... More
  • Keynote Address to The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s GeoInt 2004 Symposium
    Oct 14, 2004  - We have gathered here tonight a group of individuals who have dedicated their talents, in one form or another, to the service of our country. I believe that every one of us here tonight understands what has motivated us over the decades, and particularly over the past three years to make such a ... More