October 2, 2001, WOODBURY – A $79,115 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will help Cannon County’s volunteer fire departments purchase firefighting equipment, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 2, 2001, GALLATIN – A $498,747 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis will put teleconferencing and telemedicine equipment in the new Sumner County Health Department building, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 4, 2001, BRENTWOOD – A $120,069 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant will be used by a local company in its search for a better vaccine against anthrax, a potential agent for use in biological warfare, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 4, 2001, MURFREESBORO – A $493,675 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant awarded to the University of Tennessee’s College of Pharmacy will electronically link Reeves-Sain Drug Store to a comprehensive drug information database, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 10, 2001, CHAPEL HILL – Loans totaling more than $25.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will enable United Telephone Company to offer more high-tech service to its 15,000 customers in Middle Tennessee, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 12, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives approved on Thursday (October 11) a $49.3 billion investment in the nation’s education programs, designed to help reduce class size, renovate schools and send children to college, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 16, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – An anti-terrorism bill designed to give law enforcement agencies greater powers to detect, apprehend and prosecute terrorists has passed the House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 17, 2001, MURFREESBORO – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon convinced his House colleagues on Wednesday (October 17) to set aside $2.9 million to renovate the visitors’ center at the Stones River National Battlefield and $210,000 for the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area.
October 23, 2001, LAFAYETTE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing the city of Lafayette with $3.13 million to expand its wastewater treatment plant, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon announced today.
October 24, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tough anti-terrorism measures designed to give law enforcement agencies greater powers to detect, apprehend and prosecute terrorists have passed the House of Representatives and are expected to be approved by the Senate, as well, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 26, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Countering bioterrorism threats in the United States should include not only efforts to increase the amount of drugs and vaccines in the national stockpile, but also boost efforts to make sure our nation’s food and water supplies remain safe, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
October 31, 2001, MURFREESBORO – A $1.36 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant will enable the Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency to continue its Head Start programs and to track program results for the first time, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
