[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2209]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMAN MIKE SODREL

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                            HON. STEVE BUYER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 8, 2006

  Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, it has been an honor and privilege to serve 
with Mike Sodrel during his tenure in the U.S. House of 
Representatives. Plain spoken and determined, Mike spent his time in 
Congress working hard for Indiana's Ninth Congressional District.
  Mike's success in the trucking industry was brilliantly translated 
into a multitude of valuable contributions during his tenure on the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. His vast knowledge of 
transportation issues served him well to promote needed for roadway 
improvements and expansion throughout the district and the Nation.
  Mike Sodrel's expertise and service was not limited to 
transportation, but extended to three other committees--befitting not 
only his past experiences but the interests of Indiana--Agriculture, 
Science, and Small Business. Mike played a crucial role as a member of 
each committee, using his keen insight to promote issues important to 
Indiana, such as research and development projects, alternative energy 
sources such as E-85, and hosting two successful job fairs with me in 
Bloomington.
  Although his time in Congress was short, Mike Sodrel's imprint on the 
20 counties comprising the Ninth District will be felt for years to 
come. His heart and mind were always in tune with the Hoosiers back 
home and in concert with the welfare of this great Nation that he had 
the great honor and responsibility of representing.

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