"I'm not going to ... defend that vote and say ... that was the right thing to do ... I didn't like being there -- Pelosi put me there. Chalk one up to her political skills." - Republican Rep. Pete Hoekstra, expressing some contrition about voting along with Democrats last week to impose a 90% tax on bonuses for employees who work for firms that have taken bailout money.
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