[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 215 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 CONGRATULATING DEPUTY SECRETARY DOUG HOUSE ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE 
                 ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 14, 2021

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Doug House, who 
is retiring as Deputy Secretary of the Illinois Department of 
Transportation after two and a half years of service.
  Throughout his life, in every action he has undertaken, Mr. House has 
selflessly served the public in pursuit of delivering a better 
Illinois. He has always been a fighter for meaningful change and 
produced real results for Illinoisans. His journey began in the Quad 
Cities region, when he graduated from Rockridge High School in Taylor 
Ridge, Illinois. Mr. House became a Staff Sergeant in the 182nd Airlift 
Wing of the Illinois Air National Guard in Peoria in 1980. He joined 
the 682nd Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Army Reserve in 1983, where he 
helped train heavy construction equipment operators to build roads 
until his honorable discharge in 1986. Mr. House's commitment to 
revitalize our state's infrastructure was only beginning and would stay 
with him over the next four decades. He oversaw the progress of many 
public works projects while presiding over the Illinois Chapter of the 
American Public Works Association. Mr. House, an advocate for workers' 
rights, was named to The Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair 
Contracting as a construction analyst in 2016. In April 2019, he was 
hired as Deputy Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation. 
One of his proudest moments was being in Moline, Illinois on December 
1, 2021 for the opening of the I-74 Bridge, which will symbolize the 
hard-working spirit of our region for generations to come.
  It is because of diligent and noble leaders such as Doug House that I 
am especially proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. 
Madam Speaker, I would like to again formally congratulate Doug House 
on his two and a half years of service as Deputy Secretary of the 
Illinois Department of Transportation.

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