[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 27 (Thursday, February 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATING SENATOR MIKE BISHOP

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 13, 2003

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Michigan State Senator Mike Bishop on earning the 2003 Credit Union 
National Association's National Desjardins Youth Financial Education 
Award. His dedication and desire to work for the improvement of our 
state is a model for all state legislators.
  Senator Bishop is a 1989 graduate of the University of Michigan and a 
1993 graduate of the Detroit College of Law. He is a practicing 
attorney for Booth & Patterson, P.C., a licensed real estate broker and 
president/owner of Freedom Realty, Inc., and Pro Management, Inc.
  Senator Bishop served two terms in the Michigan House of 
Representatives, and now serves as Assistant Majority Leader while 
representing Michigan's 12th district in the Michigan State Senate.
  The National Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award was bestowed 
upon Senator Bishop for his sponsorship of HB 5327, a bill designed to 
promote financial education in grades K-12. With hard work and 
determination, then-Representative Bishop promoted this bill in such a 
way that it was passed by both the House and the Senate, with only one 
dissenting vote in the House and none in the Senate. Senator Bishop's 
legislation, now law, will help ensure that children will be educated 
in financial responsibility, and as a result will be better prepared 
for life.
  Mr. Speaker, Senator Bishop's record of service and the fruits of his 
labor speak for themselves. He has served the state of Michigan well, 
and has done much to provide for its future. This award is a well-
deserved token of the respect that is due him for his efforts. 
Therefore, I ask my colleagues to join with me in thanking him for his 
commitment to excellence and his desire to benefit others through 
public service. I would also like to ask my colleagues to join me in 
wishing him good fortune in his new role as a State Senator.

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