March 1, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives today would end reductions in Social Security benefits imposed on retirees between the ages of 65 and 69 who earn more than $17,000 annually, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 10, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Increasing the minimum wage by $1 will help more than 238,000 Tennessee workers who now toil to feed, clothe and house their families on $5.15 an hour, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 11, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Middle Tennessee callers told U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon that more needs to be done to improve education, pass a meaningful patients’ bill of rights and save Social Security while paying down the nation’s debt.
March 23, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon predicted a bill ending reductions in Social Security benefits imposed on retirees who continue working through their late 60s would be signed into law soon.
March 23, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Middle Tennessee tobacco growers will receive from the National Tobacco Growers Settlement Trust about 26 cents for each pound of tobacco sold from the 1998 harvest while quota owners will receive about six cents for each pound grown, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 24, 2000, FRANKLIN – A $233,390 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contract will enable Inforum, a Franklin-based marketing firm, to continue its work with the National Cancer Institute, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 27, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon will be conducting open meetings on Friday, March 31; Saturday, April 1; and Monday, April 3, in Middle Tennessee to talk about the need to improve education, pass a meaningful patients’ bill of rights and save Social Security while paying down the nation’s debt.
March 29, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Smith Farmers Cooperative will use a $300,000 United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development no-interest loan to help complete an 8,431-square-foot fertilizer storage facility, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 29, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill ending reductions in Social Security benefits of retirees who continue working through their late 60s is being sent to the president, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
