First appearance on Fox: The newly elected chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, whose election is currently being contested, has invested thousands of dollars in a company that has been targeted by pro-life activists for participating in the processing of fetal remains from abortion clinics. Financial information obtained by FOX News Digital has been revealed. .
According to a 2017 disclosure filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) owned a $50,000 investment in Stericycle, one of the nation’s leading medical waste disposal companies. It had invested millions of dollars and provided services to abortion clinics and other facilities. Planned Parenting.
in spite of policy Steriscrickle has reportedly disposed of such tissue from clinics across North America for years because it does not accept fetuses from its clinics as medical waste, and local professionals, including a Grand Rapids organization in 2019, It has been the subject of many protests by pro-life groups. The right to live.
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The organization has previously severed ties with hundreds of abortion centers and has reportedly reiterated its policy of opposing the transport of aborted fetal waste, even though it has not been able to confirm that the evacuation sites it transports contain such remains. The company continued to provide services to family planning facilities, while seeking proof that it was not.
Nevertheless, its continued association with abortion centers has led to further protests against the company over the years. In 2012, then-Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney also came under fire for being part of Bain Capital, an investment group that reportedly invested millions of dollars in Stericycle.
When asked for comment, Hoekstra referred to his history as a staunchly pro-life member of Congress. “I am against abortion, and I believe my pro-life voting record was 100% for most, if not all, of my 18 years in Congress,” he told Fox News Digital. .
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Right-to-life protesters in Grand Rapids hold a protest outside Steriskri, a medical waste company that has faced criticism for its handling of fetal remains from abortion clinics. (Screenshot/Grand Rapids Right to Life Facebook)
“My brokerage account, which is managed by an outside investment advisor, does not hold any Service Cycle stocks,” he added, but did not respond to questions about whether he had consented to the company’s past shipments of fetal remains.
Hoekstra served in Congress for nearly 20 years and served as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands from 2018 to 2021 before being appointed U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands by former President Donald Trump. He was elected as the new chair of the Michigan Republican Party on January 20 by a faction of state party committee members who voted to remove chairwoman Christina Karamo earlier this month.
The dispute, which arose over ideological differences within the organization, remains unresolved as Karamo refuses to accept the vote and insists he is still in charge of the party.
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Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) speaks at the Herman Cain Revolution Hill Tax Day rally in Washington, Monday, April 16, 2012. (Bill Clark/CQ roll call)
But lawyers for the Republican National Committee argue that she was “properly excluded.”
Trump weighed in on the controversy over the weekend, expressing support for Hoekstra in a post on Truth Social.
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“I look forward to working with Ambassador Pete Hoekstra as the Michigan Republican Party Chairman. He is a great Michigan legislator and a winner who likewise did a great job as Ambassador to the Netherlands. Pete will make the Republican Party.” The Michigan Speaker is once again great and I fully and fully support him becoming Speaker. He will never let you down! ” he wrote.
