April 2, 2001, MURFREESBORO - A $61,000 U.S. Department of Energy grant will enable MTSU’s Physics and Astronomy Department to study how elements in the universe were created, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon announced today.
April 11, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon is sponsoring a workshop to be held in Lebanon, Tennessee, on Thursday, April 19, to help local fire departments and rescue squads apply for grants through a new federal program designed to boost firefighting capabilities.
April 13, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon will guide NASA’s Starship 2040 to a Middle Tennessee landing on Monday, April 23, to give visitors a glimpse of what commercial space travel may be like in 40 years.
Apri16, 2001, GAINESBORO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing the town with $1.1 million in federal funding to cover cost overruns associated with the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
April 17, 2001, NASHVILLE – Mass-transit ridership increased 21 percent nationwide during the past five years, convincing U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon that a transit-rail system for a growing Middle Tennessee is not only necessary, but also will be well received.
April 20, 2001, LEBANON – Making sure Middle Tennessee has the resources to train and equip its firefighters, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon sponsored a grant-writing workshop on Thursday (April 19) to aid local officials in their search for federal funding.
April 23, 2001, SMYRNA – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon urged Smyrna High School students on Monday (April 23) to prepare themselves for a job market requiring more math and science skills as the congressman kicked off NASA’s Starship 2040 tour through Middle Tennessee.
April 24, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon is supporting an education initiative that would invest an additional $110 billion in federal funds over the next five years to hire new teachers, renovate schools and purchase high-tech equipment for Middle Tennessee classrooms.
April 26, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – An unfair regulation forcing families of senior citizens who die to return the last month’s Social Security benefits would end if the Social Security Benefits Fairness Act becomes law, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
