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| Name | Tom Petri |
|---|---|
| Image name | Tommypetri.jpeg |
| State | Wisconsin |
| District | 6th |
| Party | Republican |
| Term start | April 3, 1979 |
| Preceded | Bill Steiger |
| Succeeded | Incumbent| state_assembly2 Wisconsin |
| state senate2 | Wisconsin |
| district2 | 2nd |
| term start2 | 1973 |
| term end2 | 1979 |
| succeeded2 | Don Hanaway |
| Birth date | May 28, 1940 |
| Birth place | Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Occupation | attorney |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Harvard Law School |
| Residence | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Spouse | Anne Neal Petri }} |
Thomas Evert Petri (born May 28, 1940) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1979. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of the east-central part of the state.
Petri is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem-cell research, although he generally opposes abortion rights. Although he also has called for a moratorium on the death penalty, he has voted against other restrictions on it.
Petri is generally viewed as a political centrist and is well known in Congress for his willingness to work with Democrats to address major issues. "Maybe I'm missing something," he's said. "Sometimes I think you can be more effective by working with people."
Petri endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2008 GOP presidential primary. Petri subsequently endorsed John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.
Petri was honored by U.S. English, Inc. in May 2008 for his votes and co-sponsorships of official English legislation in the 110th Congress. Petri had previously sponsored legislation declaring English as an official language in 1999.
In 2006, Petri introduced the Student Aid Reward (STAR) Act, which encourage colleges and universities to voluntarily participate in the more cost-effective student loan programs and retain $10 billion in savings for increased Pell Grant aid for their students. The legislation could boost Pell Grants by up to $800 per student while also devoting more than $3 billion of the savings toward deficit reduction — at no additional cost to taxpayers.
Petri plans to reintroduce his Income-Dependent Education Assistance (IDEA) Act in the 110th Congress. IDEA streamlines student loan repayment through an improved income-contingent loan repayment with direct IRS collection.
In 2005, Petri introduced the Direct Loan Reward Act to achieve savings of some $18 billion over the next 10 years in the federal student loan program. Petri says the present student loan program includes big subsidies for private banks that are unnecessary. “If we stop subsidizing banks and just provide the loans directly from the U.S. Treasury, we could free up billions of dollars to be used for Pell scholarships,” said Petri, vice-chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee.
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| Name | Gary Roughead |
|---|---|
| Birth date | July 15, 1951 |
| Birth place | Buffalo, New York |
| Placeofburial label | Place of burial |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | |
| Serviceyears | 1973-present |
| Rank | |
| Commands | Chief of Naval OperationsU.S. Fleet Forces CommandU.S. Pacific Fleet |
| Battles | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service MedalNavy Distinguished Service Medal (2)Defense Superior Service MedalLegion of Merit (4) |
| Laterwork | }} |
Tours ashore include assignments as Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; the Surface Warfare Analyst at the Navy's Office of Program Appraisal; Administrative Aide to the Secretary of the Navy; Executive Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; Commandant, United States Naval Academy; the Department of the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs; and most recently, Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command.
Roughead was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the Aegis destroyer , and, upon assuming command of the cruiser , he became the first naval officer to command both classes of Aegis ships. While he was in command, ''Port Royal'' was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation and received the Golden Anchor Award for excellence in retention and crew support programs. He was Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Two and the Carrier Battle Group, deploying to the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea. His latest assignment afloat was as Commander, U.S. Second Fleet and Commander, NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic and Commander, Naval Forces North Fleet East in Norfolk, Virginia; he was nominated to head the Fleet Forces Command on March 19, 2007.
On September 2, 2005, Roughead was a keynote speaker at the End of WWII Commemoration aboard the battleship Memorial on Ford Island in Hawaii.
On September 29, 2007, he became the Chief of Naval Operations.
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