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March 17, 2010

Hoekstra: Uproar Over Obamacare Will Be Worst in a Generation

Rep. Pete Hoekstra tells Newsmax that, if it weren't for the tea party movement, President Obama and the Democrats would likely have already passed their “terrible” healthcare reform plan.

 

The Michigan Republican also warns that. if the Democrats circumvent the filibuster process and ram the plan through Congress, it will spark a tremendous outpouring of “anger and frustration” from the American people.

 

And Hoekstra says he has introduced legislation to enable tea party activists and others to recall members of the U.S. House and Senate.

 

In an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV, Hoekstra was asked whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats will get the votes they need to pass the healthcare reform plan.

 

“I think there’s a lot of uncertainty about what’s going to happen with this bill,” replied Hoekstra, who was elected in 1992 and is leaving the House to run for governor in Michigan this year.

 

“It’s amazing. We don’t know what’s going to be in the bill. This is a bill that is fundamentally going to change one-sixth of the economy. It’s an economic policy but it’s also a social policy. This bill will fundamentally change the way that the federal government views abortion.

 

“This bill, if it becomes law, will put the federal government firmly on the side of providing funding for abortion as a medically necessary procedure. It is a huge shift in public policy. Read more ...

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