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pete hoekstra, the ranking republican on the house intelligence committee -- >> we need a c.i.a. that is focused on keeping american troops safe and winning this war, not worried about what politicians and the justice department in washington, d.c. may do to them for doing their job. >> i made mistakes. >> at his confirmation hearings, holder admitted having courted controversy in the past, most notably a deputy attorney general in the last days of the clinton's administration, when holder helped a farce par pardon for marc rich, who donated significant sums to the clinton library r since taking his job at justice, he is applauded as an exceptional manager and has invigorated the civil rights division even while raising eyebrows on his position on race relations. >> i think we continue to be in too many ways essentially a nation of cowards. >> but holier's most controversial moves have centered on national security. he is leading president obama's drive to close guantanomo bay detention facility by year's end. >> we have many people engaged in this effort. >> many intelligence ve

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let's join now congressman pete hoekstra, the ranking republican on the house intelligence committee,s us now on the phone. congress minnesota, first of all, is that an appropriate role, to subcontract such a key part of the counterterror network to a controversial firm, many say it's a rogue firm. some of his former guards are facing trial on voluntary manslaughter charges for their role in iraq. >> i think you've got to first clarify what role you're talking about. i don't confirm exactly what blackwater or any other contractor may have been contracted for, but if you're talking about, you know, mechanically of fixing a 500-pound bomb to a predator or a hellfire missile to a predator, i would expect something like that easily could be contracted outside of the core cia or defense mission. that's a mechanical operation, it's not an operation that requires a lot of judgment. and the other program that has been talked about, the program that never occurred, it's never been really outlined as to what role a contractor might have performed in that program. is it training? was it reconnai

we will talk to pete hoekstra, and ranking member on the intelligence committee. of maybe 300 jobs being saved as a result of this move. why don't you like it? >> it is very clear initially that we will not save the 300 jobs at that facility. those are folks working for the michigan department of corrections. if gitmo north is created, those jobs will be sold by the department of defense. exactly what is being solved by closing guantanamo? what are the risks? let's have a civil and rational discussion about the information out there. jon: you did express concerns about closing guantanamo and moving those prisoners to the standish area. part of your letter reads, "i am also requesting the release of classified information, to include their known terrorist activities." isn't that potentially dangerous? does that give a reason to go after the folks in standish? >> the supporters of those folks, guess what? the bad folks, the members of al qaeda and radical jihadists groups, they do not -- they know who these people are, and what kind of training they have received. i

but michigan congressman pete hoekstra disagrees, saying turning michigan into a terrorist penal colony is not the way to improve the economic situation. for now, the white house is dodging the argument. >> well, i don't know to the degree to which they've gotten into specifics siting, and certainly no final decisions of any sort have been made. >> reporter: housing and trying most of the detainees at one location could reduce costs and avoid the risk of moving suspects for trial. on the other hand, moving prosecutors and judges and forming a jury pool could be a challenge. but probably nowhere near the challenge of overcoming local opposition. jeanne meserve, cnn, washington. >>> so, you call this a recess? house speaker, nancy pelosi, campaigns for health care, far outside the beltway. ll world. you're you. aarp understands that. that's why they endorse products from top companies... so people 50 plus can choose health coverage options... as unique as they are. aarphealthnow.com... call or visit for free information that let you select the coverage you want... and skip what you don't.

host: pete hoekstra yesterday talked about the vouchers saying some dealerships were sending the same voucher three times and keep getting rejected. where is the problem between what gets sent in an september out as far as a cash return. guest: there is a lot of paperwork. you have to have a proof of insurance for a year, a registration that shows it has been in use for a year, a dealer has to certify they will destroy the car. it has to be scanned and uploaded. dealers are having problems getting that done. some have said they were coming in from midnight to 6:00 a.m. and having staff put them in. on the other side, the federal government said a lot of applications had to be rejected because the paperwork was incomplete. it it's not clear how much of the problem lies on either side of the transaction. it is just clear there is a lot of problems. host: is this program biased towards larger dealers or can everyone get in? guest: as long as you are selling new cars, you can get in. host: harry on the independent line. caller: question, why would the government want to give people $4, 50