Pete Hoekstra is a former congressman and was the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. He did not seek re-election in 2010, choosing instead to pursue the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Michigan that year, finishing second to now-Gov. Rick Snyder. During the 2012 campaign cycle, he is seeking to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.
Pete Hoekstra"Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased."