On September 13, 2006, Rep. Tom Petri met in his Washington office with the leaders of Badger Mining Corporation of Berlin, WI. Left to right: Badger Mining President Timothy J. Wuest, Rep. Petri, and Badger Mining's Secretary Treasurer Robert Brooks.

Rep. Tom Petri received an award from the Alaska Coalition on September 13, 2006. Pictured, left to right, are former U.S. Rep. Tom Evans of Delaware. Rep. Petri, and Janet Moldenhauer of Oshkosh, WI.

During the summer of 2006, Rep. Tom Petri held town meetings at 12 locations throughout the 6th Congressional District. Here he is shown discussing issues with citizens at a town meeting in Manitowoc, WI on August 4, 2006.

Rep. Petri outlined the importance of the Federal Highway System at an event held June 29, 2006 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

On June 27, 2006, members of the Highways, Transit and Pipelines Subcommittee cut a cake commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System. From left to right are Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri (R-WI), and Henry Brown (R-SC).

Rep. Tom Petri receives the Thomas Jefferson Award from International Foodservice Distributors Association representative Jonathan Eisen at a Capitol Hill event on July 12, 2006.

Town of Harrison youth, DJ Anderson, began his service in Congress on Sunday, July 9, 2006, when he started a three-week stint as a congressional page. He met with Rep. Tom Petri the following Tuesday in the Congressman's office.

Tove Alecksen of Manitowoc, far left, and his mother, Betty, enjoy cake and ice cream with U.S. Rep. Tom Petri in the rotunda of the Manitowoc County Courthouse on July 8, 2006 during the building's centennial celebration.

Photo by Sue Pischke for the Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter.

A group of Two Rivers educators were in Washington on June 30, 2006 to receive an honor from the Reading is Fundamental program. Left to Right: Mary Brigham, Lisa Quistorf, Rep. Tom Petri, and Jolene McMahon in Rep. Petri's Washington office.

Kohler resident James Beley, shown here with Rep. Tom Petri, was at the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2006 to receive "The Congressional Award," the Congress' award for community service, achievement and personal development initiatives carried out by young people between the ages of 14 and 23.

On June 13, 2006, Rep. Petri was presented with the 18th Annual Sheldon Coleman Award for his efforts to enhance outdoor experiences in America. This photo shows immediate past Chairman of the Board of the American Recreation Coalition, Rep. Petri, and current ARC Board Chairman Thom Dammrich. Petri is holding his award, a Steuben glass eagle.

Rep. Tom Petri was honored on June 8, 2006 by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) with its annual "Hero of the Taxpayer" award at an event in the U.S. Capitol. The taxpayer advocacy organization presents awards to members of both houses of Congress who vote with taxpayers on 85 percent of the issues backed by ATR as important to taxpayers.

On Memorial Day 2006, Rep. Petri spoke at a ceremony held in Howards Grove, WI. This photo shows Rep. Petri sitting with some of America's finest while waiting for his turn at the podium.

Congressman Tom Petri stepped off the House floor in the U.S. Capitol on May 4, 2006 to meet with Dana Krejcarek, a 7th through 12th grade physics and chemistry teacher with the Kohler School District, and a winner of the 2005 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Forty of Fond du Lac's Sabish Middle School students and chaperones met with Rep. Tom Petri on the morning of April 28, 2006 outside the U.S. Capitol Building and then toured inside.

Fourth and fifth graders at Redgranite Elementary School met with Rep. Petri during his visit to the Wautoma Area School District on April 12, 2006. They recited the "Pledge of Allegiance" and had a chance to ask him questions about his job.
(Waushara Argus photo by Scott Steuck)

Rep. Tom Petri visited St. Paul's Lutheran School in North Fond du Lac April 20, 2006. He spoke with a group of students in the school auditorium on the job of being a congressman. Rep. Petri frequently visits schools, social studies and current events classes to share his thoughts about Congress and what it's like to be there.

On April 20, 2006, Rep. Petri toured the RB Royal plant in Fond du Lac, which manufactures brass fittings for Mercury Marine and others. He found a highly-skilled workforce, many of whom have been with the company for a long time - which may help to explain how RB Royal managed to have its all-time best year in 2005, with high hopes for this year.

Rep. Thomas E. Petri is presented with the Student Life Award by Ruth Lucatero on March 20, 2006. Ms. Lucatero is a Sheboygan, WI native who is also a Great Lakes Region Representative of the American Student Association of Community Colleges.

Thirteen students and two chaperones from the 8th grade class of Watertown's Riverside Middle School visited Rep. Tom Petri March 15, 2006 in his Washington office. The students said they had a great time touring Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown in Virginia earlier in the week, and were enjoying seeing the monuments and other sights of the nation's capital.

Rep. Tom Petri (right) receives the "Spirit of Enterprise" award from Thomas J. Donahue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO.

On February 17, 2006, Rep. Tom Petri visited Army Spc. Andrew Neumeyer, a Neenah, WI solider who was wounded while serving in Iraq. Pictured are Rep. Tom Petri, Army Spc. Andrew Neumeyer, and Neumeyer's fiance, Erin Slattery.

Robin Grapa, a 26-year-old Oshkosh resident and aplastic anemia survivor, dropped in on Congress Friday, February 10, 2006, to headline a reception held to raise awareness of bone marrow diseases. Here she is pictured with her mother, Patty Laatch (left).

On November 3, 2005, Rep. Petri test drove a General Motors prototype hydrogen car. The automaker hopes to develop the technology for an affordable production hydrogen car by 2010.

Congressman Tom Petri with Colleen M. Ellingson, Executive Director of Adoption Resources of Wisconsin, at a reception celebrating National Adoption Month. The event took place in Washington, D.C. on November 1, 2005.

Representative Petri visited the Community Health Network in Berlin on October 13, 2005, to tour the new Surgical Care Center and see first-hand the new equipment and technological advancements that are apparent throughout the new center. Shown left to right are: Diana Krause, co-director of Surgical Services in the new Surgical Care Center, Rep. Petri, and Mary Hansen, Vice President of Acute Care for Berlin Memorial Hospital.

On Sept. 7, 2005, Rep. Petri took part in a ribbon cutting event in Random Lake celebrating the preservation of rail service in western Sheboygan County by the Wisconsin Southern Railroad. Rep. Petri played an important role in preventing the abandonment of 37 miles of rail line by helping to arrange for its acquisition by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and its operation by the Wisconsin Southern Railroad.

On August 10, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the long-delayed transportation bill (H.R. 3) into law. Pictured with the President are Congressman Ray LaHood, R-IL; Congresswoman Melissa Bean, D-IL; Congressman Jim Oberstar, D-MN; Congressman Tom Petri, R-WI; Senator Kit Bond, R-MO; Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta; House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-IL; Congressman Bill Thomas, R-CA; and Congressman Bobby Rush, D-IL

Air Force Colonel Anthony Lazarski salutes Neenah resident Gordon Brittnacher during a medal presentation ceremony in Rep. Petri's office on
August 3, 2005.

Rep. Tom Petri speaking at a major event at a worksite near Washington to kick-off National Work Zone Awareness Week which ran from April 3rd through the 9th.

Rep. Tom Petri comments on the introduction of his student loan legislation which was unveiled at a Capitol Hill press conference on March 15, 2005.

Rep. Tom Petri with the Menasha High School band in the U.S. Capitol on January 21, 2005. A day earlier the band had marched in President Bush's inaugural parade.

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker (right) stopped by a January 19th reception in Washington hosted by Wisconsin's Republican congressional delegation to distribute tickets to President Bush's second inauguration. The reception was held in a Judiciary Committee hearing room, and Rep. Petri suggested that Walker might like to try out the Committee Chairman's seat during a brief interview.

Rep. Tom Petri presents Sergeant Major Jeff Uhlig with a VIP inauguration ceremony ticket during a visit in Petri's Washington office on January 19.

Rep. Tom Petri gives his testimony at a hearing before the International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C on December 14, 2004. Petri testified in support of Mercury Marine of Fond du Lac, WI.

From left to right: Mercury Marine President Patrick Mackey, Rep. Tom Petri, President of Local 1947 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Gene Herman, and Mercury Marine General Counsel Joseph Pomeroy.

Rep. Tom Petri presents a historical calendar to the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, WI. Pictured (left to right) are Aaron Kramer, City of Ripon Mayor; Paula Price, Executive Director of the Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce; Steve Barg, City of Ripon Administrator; Petri; Jerry Prellwitz, President Ripon Chamber Board of Directors; David Shaw, a former Member of Parliament from Britain who was visiting with Petri.

Rep. Petri receives his "Guardian of Small Business" Award from National Federation of Independent Business President Jack Faris.

Rep. Tom Petri chats with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at Johnsonville Sausage's Pentagon fundraiser held on October 7, 2004.

Rep. Petri was honored by the National Tax Limitation Committee (NTLC) with the presentation of its Tax Fighter Award. Rep. Petri is on the right and NTLC President, Lewis K. Uhler, is on the left.

Rep. Petri with Fond du Lac High School freshman Nicole Zills at a breakfast in the U.S. Capitol on September 28, 2004. Ms. Zills was in Washington attending a week-long Fire Fighters National Children's Burn Camp.

Rep. Petri at the press conference announcing the introduction of the ASPIRE Act with Rep. Harold Ford and Sen. Jon Corzine at right. Also in attendance at the event were Senator Rick Santorum and Rep. Phil English.

Horicon High School student Jessie Pitzlin of Burnett visited Rep. Tom Petri July 22 in the Congressman's Washington office. Ms. Pitzlin was in the capital to participation in a National Young Leaders Conference. This program is designed to foster and inspire young people to achieve their full leadership potential.

Watertown High School senior Kristi Nelson visited with Congressman Tom Petri in his Washington office Thursday, June 24. Nelson is in the nation's capital for an 11-day National Youth Leadership Conference where she is learning about the federal government.

Lincoln Senior High School junior Justin Deno, also in Washington for the National Youth Leadership Conference, visits with Rep. Petri on June 24, 2004.

Congressman Tom Petri met with 24 Kiel High School juniors and seniors Thursday, April 22, in his Washington office.

Rep. Tom Petri listens as UW - Oshkosh seniors Amanda Boeker and Valerie Brandt discuss their project. The students used archival research and oral histories to illustrate the multiple ways in which the fear of polio changed the general functioning of local communities.

Congressman Tom Petri was on hand Wednesday, March 31, to escort Wisconsin's Cherry Blossom Princess into a Senate reception honoring the princesses representing their states and countries during the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Rep. Tom Petri receives the Sockeye Leadership Award for his efforts in support of the Salmon Recovery Act. The award was presented jointly by Taxpayers for Common Sense and by Save Our Wild Salmon at a Washington event on March 24, 2004.

President George W. Bush poses for a photo with Flat Stanely during a visit to Appleton, WI on March 30, 2004

Rep. Tom Petri with Dr. Glenn R. Bower of the University of WI at Madison with a "Moolander 2003" hybrid vehicle which was at the U.S. Capitol on March 24, 2004 as part of a Future Truck Challenge competition sponsored by Ford Motor Company and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Eighth Grade students from Riverside Middle School in Watertown met with Congressman Tom Petri Wednesday in his Washington, DC office. The students, chosen for their grade point averages and good behavior in school, visited the restored colonial settlements at Williamsburg and Jamestown in Virginia earlier this week, and are currently exploring the nation's capital.

At a Capitol Hill event March 4, Cong. Tom Petri received an award from the League of American Bicyclists in recognition of his successful effort last September to protect funding for transportation enhancements such as bicycle and pedestrian paths, downtown streetscapes, scenic highways, tourist welcome centers, historic preservation and wildlife crossings.

Saint Mary Central High School students Emily Sweet of Neenah and Matt Zolnowski of Oshkosh visit with Congressman Tom Petri in his Washington office. The students had many questions for their representative.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donahue presents Rep. Tom Petri with its 2004 "Spirit of Enterprise" award for his strong support for its pro-business legislative agenda in the first session of the 108th Congress.

Congressman Tom Petri proudly accepts several hundred petitions signed by concerned senior citizens from his 6th Congressional District in Wisconsin. The petitions were presented by Flora "Grandma" Green of the Seniors Coalition.

New Holstein resident Don Schwobe discusses a matter with Congressman Tom Petri. Petri visited with local residents during "Citizen Hours" at the Chilton, WI City Hall on January 8, 2004. Rep. Petri held individual meetings with constituents and then joined all present in a town meeting style forum on a wide variety of issues.
(Photo: Stephen Groessel of the Tri-County News)

Wisconsin Rep. Tom Petri, Chairman of the Highways, Transit and Pipelines Subcommittee, joined with other leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday to announce a $375 billion plan to meet America's transportation needs.