January 5, 2000, PORTLAND – The city of Portland will receive $3.25 million in federal funds to expand its drinking water supply, bringing total federal funding for the project to $8.4 million, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
January 9, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon expects Middle Tennessee school children to reap the rewards of this year’s $1.6 billion federal investment to reduce class sizes by hiring new elementary school teachers.
January 12, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. – More low-income Middle Tennessee college students will be able to get financial assistance from the federal government this next year thanks to an $8.8 billion investment in the Pell Grant program, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
January 18, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – NASA, MTSU and Tennessee Tech officials will meet soon in Washington, D.C., to explore potential aerospace projects upon which the space agency and the universities could collaborate.
January 19, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon calls the Food and Drug Administration’s guidelines on how to label food free of genetically engineered ingredients or enhanced through biotechnology a good first step.
January 19, 2001, BRENTWOOD – A $199,820 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will help Brentwood engineer Gene Berkau design a system to increase the efficiency of stoker-type boilers and furnaces, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
January 24, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A grants program similar to the highly successful COPS program that put more than 100,000 new police officers on the nation’s streets will soon enable Middle Tennessee communities to hire additional firefighters, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
