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	Tom Petri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thomas Evert "Tom" Petri (born May 28, 1940), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing the Sixth Congressional District of Wisconsin (map).
		Born as Thomas Evert in Marinette, Wisconsin, his father was killed during World War II and he adopted the name Petri after his mother remarried when he was still a young child.
		Petri is Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Education and the Workforce Committee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Petri (181 words)

	Brief Bio: Rep. Tom Petri
		Tom Petri, who represents Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District, is serving his 14th term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
		Petri is vice chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee where he is also Chairman of the Highways, Transit and Pipelines Subcommittee.
		Petri attended Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac and received undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard.
	www.house.gov /petri/profile.htm (298 words)

	Tom Petri for Congress - Getting Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Petri's Victories for the Environment and for Taxpayers: On several occasions Rep. Petri has been the key ally in Congress of the Sierra Club and other environmental groups in efforts to stop or limit tremendously expensive and environmentally ruinous federal water projects in California, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
		Petri stepped forward repeatedly, even though no one else of equal stature was willing to make the effort or risk the hostility of the projects' proponents.
		Petri was the key, necessary individual who nipped this process in the bud.
	www.petripeople.org /results.htm (1450 words)

	US Rep. Tom Petri
		Tom Petri introduced legislation November 4 to strengthen laws against animal rights extremists who use violence and intimidation to further their cause.
		U.S. Rep. Tom Petri took a spin on November 3 in a General Motors prototype hydrogen car.
		Congressman Tom Petri helped kick off National Adoption Month at a congressional reception on November 1 where he pledged to help find parents for two sisters.
	www.house.gov /petri (371 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Petri is chair of the Surface and Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
		Petri will talk to students about the future of planning and funding for surface transportation at the state and national levels, including the prospect of naming Interstate-35 an international trade superhighway.
		Petri also will discuss the intelligent transportation systems program, which is designed to encourage the development and use of "smart" technologies to transport people and goods safely and more efficiently.
	www.iastate.edu /news/releases/97/petri4.html (221 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Petri defeated Tommy Thompson (who went on to become governor of the state) in the GOP primary, taking 35 percent of the vote.
		Under Petri's proposal, a person running against a self-financed millionaire candidate would be able to raise money from individuals and a political party in excess of the normal federal limits up to the point of matching what the other candidate is spending of his or her own money.
		Petri has complained that sugar in the United States is twice the price of sugar on the world market because the federal government restricts imports of sugar in order to protect U.S. producers.
	www.msnbc.com /modules/eyewash/bios/8044.html (537 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Petri's resolution, identical to one recently approved in the Senate with the sponsorship of Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), expresses "the sense of Congress regarding the importance and value of United States history," and calls on boards of trustees, college administrators and state officials to strengthen American history requirements.
		Following House approval of the measure, Petri said he is attempting to get people to think about historical illiteracy.
		Petri further noted that a 1999 Luntz Research Survey found that 59% of 13 to 17-year-olds could identify Three Stooges Moe, Larry, and Curley while only 41% correctly cited the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.
	www.narhist.ewu.edu /Pathways/history_grants/petri_release.html (301 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| Special Report: RPCV Congressman Thomas Petri
		October 28, 2004: Headlines: COS - Somalia: Politics: Congress: Election2004 - Petri: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: House Republican Tom Petri of Fond du Lac chairs the Highways, Transit and Pipelines Subcommittee and is helping to hammer out a six-year measure to fund highways, mass transit and highway safety programs.
		August 24, 2004: Headlines: COS - Somalia: Election2004 - Petri: Election2004 - Bush: Politicis: Congress: Lacrosse Tribune: US Representative Tom Petri said " As John Edwards travels through Wisconsin today, people may hear the false charge that their overtime is at risk," Petri said.
		August 7, 2004: Headlines: COS - Somalia: Congress: : The Post Crescent: Rep. Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, said partisanship is not new and was at its worst prior to the Civil War.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2021027.html (848 words)

	John Moder for Congress 2004 - Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District - John Moder is running against Cong Tom Petri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Tom Petri (R-Fond du Lac) in the 6th District.
		Petri has done nothing about it and this will be one of my main issues.
		Moder said when he read in the paper that Petri was one of 3 Wisconsin millionaires in the US Congress, that he knew then he would run for sure.
	members.aol.com /waupgop/moder (1120 words)

	JS Online: True to past votes, Petri breaks with most Republicans on Iraq package
		Washington - Tom Petri was one of only five Republicans to vote against the $87.5 billion Iraq spending package that won final passage in the House early Friday on a vote of 298-121.
		That was in line with Petri's earlier votes on the issue.
		Petri also complained about the level of reconstruction spending (more than $18 billion), saying it couldn't be spent effectively.
	www.jsonline.com /news/gen/nov03/181896.asp?format=print (803 words)

	Wisconsin Vote
		The candidate believes this varied experience has prepared her "to carry forward" her political platform in ways incumbent Rep. Tom Petri (R-Fond du Lac) "hasn't even considered." As a start, Rittenhouse is limiting campaign donations to those from individuals contributing $100 or less.
		Petri is bad; I'm sure he's a very nice person," she says.
		Petri says he has compiled a strong pro-environment voting record in his years in Congress.
	wisconsinvote.org /candidates/candetails.cfm?candidateid=1258&c=1&... (1123 words)

	EagleHerald \| Marinette, Wisconsin/Menominee, Michigan USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Tom Petri, R-Wis., said that was because of efforts to narrow the gap between "donor states" -- those that put in more than they get -- and states that get more that they put in.
		Still, Petri said, he will try to increase the state's share when House and Senate negotiators reconcile differences between the two chambers' bill.
		Petri, who helped craft the bill, said he would have liked to have seen more national funding, closer to $375 billion.
	www.eagleherald.com /nwhy0311.asp (394 words)

	Oshkosh Northwestern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		During the 75-minute debate at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Reeve Memorial Union, Petri was asked whether he believed DeLay – rebuked for raising campaign funds from a company standing to gain from an energy bill – should resign as majority leader.
		Petri suggested DeLay might face greater scrutiny from congressional peers when legislators next pick their leaders.
		Hall asked Petri to defend his vote for the fall Medicare bill given the congressman’s at-least $5 million in Walgreen Co. stock.
	www.wisinfo.com /elections/osh/ele_18277250.shtml (539 words)

	GOP.gov - Cong. Petri Introduces Campaign Finance Bill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Petri (R-WI) introduced legislation yesterday to establish tax credits and deductions for small campaign contributions.
		This, understandably, opens candidates up for the charge that they are ‘bought and paid for’ by special interests,” Congressman Petri explained.
		Congressman Petri said that while recent campaign finance reform efforts have focused on limiting the impact of large contributions, other reforms have been designed to enfranchise small donors.
	www.gop.gov /item-news.asp?docId=46237 (409 words)

	Representative Tom Petri (WI-6th) Joins FreedomWorks in the Fight for Social Security Reform with Personal Accounts
		Representative Tom Petri joined other Wisconsin FreedomWorks activists in signing the “Own Your Future” petition that urges Congress to allow individuals to “invest a portion of their payroll taxes into Personal Retirement Accounts” (PRAs).
		By signing the pledge, Rep. Petri also promised that he would not raise payroll taxes or cut benefits in order to fix Social Security.
		Instead of ignoring Social Security’s demographic time-bomb, Rep. Petri is honest about the nature of the crisis and has committed to the only solution that will permanently deal with Social Security’s massive unfunded liability and provide retirement security for generations to come.”
	www.cse.org /newsroom/press_template.php?press_id=1205 (336 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tom Petri
		Updated 271 days 15 hours 54 minutes ago.
		Thomas Evert "Tom" Petri (born May 28, 1940), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing the Sixth Congressional District of Wisconsin.
		Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tom-Petri (215 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| October 21, 2004: Headlines: COS - Somalia: Politics: Congress: Iraq: Election2004 - Petri: Wbay: ...
		We asked the Republican incumbent in the 6th Congressional District, Tom Petri, how he would assess the war in Iraq and where we should go from here
		WBAY is committed to improving the political process by addressing issues ahead of the 2004 election.
		We asked the Republican incumbent in the 6th Congressional District, Tom Petri, and his Democratic challenger, Jef Hall, how they would assess the war in Iraq and where we should go from here.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2024229.html (817 words)

	JS Online: U.S. House: 6th District
		Tom Petri is the epitome of the low-profile legislator.
		In August 2001, Petri was one of 34 Republicans to vote against oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
		Hall is an intelligent and active candidate, but Petri is more in tune with his constituents.
	www.jsonline.com /news/editorials/oct04/270927.asp (299 words)

	Winnebago County Democrats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		No surprise that Petri voted with Tom DeLay 89% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005.
		-Thomas Petri voted to weaken the ethics rules in a move that many say served only to protect Tom DeLay.
		Tom DeLay has been admonished three times for his unethical behavior, yet Mark Green gave DeLay's legal fund $1,000 to help defend him.
	www.focol.org /wdparty (608 words)

	jef4wi: 10/01/2004 - 10/31/2004
		We can hold Petri accountable for his Medicare record at an upcoming forum - Wednesday, October 27th, 1:30 at Pine Haven Christian Home, 500 block of Giddings Ave in Sheboygan Falls.
		The sign says “Medicare reform, Rep. Tom Petri, Public Welcome.” I would like to get a crowd of people there with pill bottles and Walgreen’s stock certificates (background info is here: http://www.jef4wi.com/petridrugs.pdf).
		While Petri has received the recommendations of the Oshkosh Northwestern and the Appleton Post-Crescent both included great words about my campaign, and given the political tilt of those papers, I consider this a victory.
	jef4wi.blogspot.com /2004_10_01_jef4wi_archive.html (3471 words)

	Wisconsin Public Power Inc.
		Thanks to Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl and Representatives Tammy Baldwin, Tom Barrett and Tom Petri for making Wisconsin among the top ten Bond Fairness and Protection Act co-sponsor states!
		WPPI and its members extend their sincere thanks to Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl and Representatives Tammy Baldwin, Tom Barrett and Tom Petri for making Wisconsin one of 10 states with the highest percentage of congressional co-sponsorship of the Bond Fairness and Protection Act (BFPA).
		WPPI is proud to say "thank you" to these members of our delegation who believe that communities should be allowed to keep promises made to consumers and bondholders.
	www.wppisys.org /newsroom/frontpagenews.asp?ID=63 (322 words)

	Encourage Rep. Tom Petri to Debate Petition
		I believe that the people of Wisconsin's 6th District deserve to make an informed decision about their representation.
		Therefore, I call on Rep. Tom Petri to attend a series of debates with his opponents that will allow the people to make this informed decision.
		The Encourage Rep. Tom Petri to Debate Petition to Rep. Tom Petri was created by Jef for Wisconsin and written by Jef Hall (jef@jef4wi.com).
	www.petitiononline.com /debatewi/petition.html (113 words)

	Tom Petri on Crime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Petri scores 30% by CURE on rehabilitation issues
		Click here for a profile of Tom Petri.-->
		Click here for HouseMatch answers by Tom Petri.
	www.issues2000.org /House/Tom_Petri_Crime.htm (778 words)

	markkennedy.house.gov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Congressman Mark Kennedy invited Congressman Tom Petri, Chairman of the United States House Transportation Committee s, Highways and Transit Subcommittee, to Minnesota to learn more about Minnesota s transportation needs.
		"As one of two Minnesota members of the House Transportation committee, it is vital that I represent the concerns of the entire State of Minnesota to leaders like Tom Petri in Washington DC," said Congressman Kennedy.
		Congressman Kennedy invited local and state highway coalitions from across Minnesota to present their needs to Chairman Petri, whose subcommittee is sure to play a critical role in next year's reauthorization of the Federal Highway Program.
	markkennedy.house.gov /cgi-data/press/files/69.shtml (228 words)

	Tom Petri on Abortion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Petri scores 0% by NARAL on pro-choice voting record
		For over thirty years, NARAL Pro-Choice America has been the political arm of the pro-choice movement and a strong advocate of reproductive freedom and choice.
		Click here for definitions & background information on Abortion.
	www.issues2000.org /House/Tom_Petri_Abortion.htm (829 words)

	June 2005
		Please make checks payable to: Citizens for Tom Petri, PO Box 270, Fond du Lac, WI, 54936-0270.
		Noon-2 pm: Fond du Lac/Green Lake County Brunch Reception Honoring Congressman Tom Petri, Royal Ridges, Hwy.
		Tickets can be purchased by contacting the Citizens for Tom Petri Campaign office at (920) 923-4050.
	www.thewheelerreport.com /daybook/calendar/June.htm (4778 words)

	FOND DU LAC, WI Political Contributions by Individuals
		Ahern, John (Tripp) and Col (J.F. Ahern Co./President), (Zip code: 54936) $250 to CITIZENS FOR TOM PETRI on 09/30/03
		Petri, Thomas E. (US House of Rep/US Rep), (Zip code: 54935) $522 to CITIZENS FOR TOM PETRI on 09/03/04
		Petri, Thomas E., (Zip code: 54935) $522 to CITIZENS FOR TOM PETRI on 09/04/04
	www.city-data.com /elec/elec-FOND-DU-LAC-WI.html (4737 words)

	Election 2002 Web Archive Record - Tom Petri for Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Tom Petri, Republican Party candidate for House, Wisconsin, 6th District, 2002.
		Web site promoting the candidacy of Tom Petri, Republican Party candidate for House, Wisconsin, 6th District, 2002.
		Includes candidate biography, issue position statements and campaign contact information.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /elect2002/catalog/1833.html (58 words)

	Encourage Rep. Tom Petri to Debate - Signatures
		Encourage Rep. Tom Petri to Debate - Signatures
		We endorse the Encourage Rep. Tom Petri to Debate Petition to Rep. Tom Petri.
		Read the Encourage Rep. Tom Petri to Debate Petition
	www.petitiononline.com /mod_perl/signed.cgi?debatewi&1 (163 words)

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