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Legislative Alert: No Taxpayer-Funded Abortions
Jul 30, 2010
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Yesterday, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act was introduced in the House. I am pleased to inform you that I am an original co-sponsor of the bill.
The bill establishes a permanent government-wide prohibition on taxpayer subsidies for abortion and abortion coverage. In addition, it codifies...
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America's New Health Care Chart Revealed
Jul 29, 2010
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Four months after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously declared "We have to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it," a congressional panel has released the first chart illustrating the 2,801 page health care law President Obama signed into law in March.
Developed by the Joint Economic...
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Congressional Alert: Court Overturns Traditional Marriage
Jul 15, 2010
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Last week a federal judge in Massachusetts struck down the federal definition of “marriage” – the union of one man and one woman. Declaring the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional is a reversal of the traditional definition of marriage and demonstrates only the most recent example of eg...
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Hoekstra Acts to Repeal Health Care Law
Jul 1, 2010
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When the health care overhaul passed the House earlier this year I opposed it because it is bad policy, both fiscally and socially. The law will cost $1.2 trillion, increase taxes by $569 billion and create an unprecedented number of new federal programs and bureaucracies.
Since its passage I ha...
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Pete's Perspective: The Marketing of a Recovery
Jun 23, 2010
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Last week, President Obama launched a six-week public-relations campaign referred to by the White House as the “Recovery Summer” effort. The President and Vice President will tour and tout projects the government funded in its so-called economic “stimulus bill” as a symbol of economic recovery. Un...
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Pete’s Perspective: $1 billion in Federal Funding for Abortion Advocates?
Jun 17, 2010
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report that analyzed federal funding for abortion advocates. The report found that over an eight-year period, 2002-2009, the federal government funded the abortion industry with more than $1.06 billion in federal taxpayer funding. The ...
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Pete's Perspective: No New Energy Tax!
Jun 15, 2010
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The President intends to address the nation tonight from the Oval office concerning the tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I am hopeful that the President articulates bold leadership in how to control, contain and clean up the Gulf.
Bold leadership now would be acceptable from the President...
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Pete's Perspective: EPA Milks Regulatory Authority
Jun 11, 2010
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Throughout my tenure representing Michigan’s Second Congressional District, I have had the pleasure of meeting with and advocating on behalf of countless Michigan farmers. It continues to become clearer by the day just how little our current administrations in Lansing and Washington actually unders...
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Pete's Perspective: America is not Greece...yet!
May 20, 2010
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Last week the International Monetary Fund released its latest Fiscal Monitor report. It’s never a light read but the news of the report was alarming: the US faces one of the biggest budget crunches in the world.
According to the report, the national debt under the Obama administration’s current ...
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Pete's Perspective: Money Pit - Fannie Mae Needs Billions More
May 19, 2010
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No surprise, Fannie Mae is still in trouble. It was recently announced that Fannie Mae has asked the U.S. government for an additional $8.4 billion in aid after posting a $11.5 billion net loss for the first quarter.
You may remember that in 2008 the U.S. government claimed they could best respo...
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