October 3, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reforms made in federal student-loan programs have led to the lowest loan default rates in history, marking eight consecutive years that the rate has declined, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 3, 2000, MURFREESBORO – The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a $1.5 million appropriation allowing the National Parks Service to acquire more land within the authorized boundary of the Stones River National Battlefield, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 6, 2000, LEBANON – A transportation appropriations bill containing $6 million to begin construction on a commuter-rail line from Nashville to Lebanon passed the House today, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 11, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Middle Tennessee tobacco farmers can expect to see as much as a 30 percent increase in next year’s burley quotas after the U.S. House of Representatives passed an agriculture spending bill today that includes $510 million in disaster relief, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 11, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon voted today for a $310 billion defense authorization bill providing lifetime health-care benefits for military retirees.
October 13, 2000, MURFREESBORO – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said he is pleased that the Senate has included $2 million in an Energy and Water appropriations bill allowing construction to begin on a wetlands preservation project in Murfreesboro.
October 18, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon voted Tuesday (October 17) for a measure increasing educational assistance and health-care benefits to veterans.
October 19, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon supports a measure increasing prison sentences for drug dealers convicted of selling illegal drugs to children or near a school zone.
October 19, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combating fraud and identity theft is the focus of a bill prohibiting the Treasury Department from displaying Social Security numbers on or through the windows of envelopes containing benefit checks, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 20, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $2.8 million federal grant will help train Middle Tennessee workers for high-tech jobs often filled by temporary foreign workers, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 24, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A crucial technology bill designed to bolster computer security and electronic commerce compatibility within the federal government has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 26, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon hailed passage of the Older Americans Act Amendments by the House of Representatives Oct. 25., noting that it includes an important new benefit to help families caring for frail, elderly parents.
October 26, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $1 million U.S. Department of Labor grant will improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Middle Tennessee, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon announced today.
October 26, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $1.37 million U.S. Health and Human Services grant will continue to fund Head Start programs in several Middle Tennessee counties, U.S. Bart Gordon announced today.
October 30, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Bart Gordon supported passage of legislation to help seniors protect themselves from fraudulent telemarketing and sweepstakes schemes.
