March 4, 2002, CARTHAGE – A $90,000 low-interest loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help Smith County officials construct a new building to house the local chamber of commerce and tourism offices, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 7, 2002, HENDERSONVILLE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded two contracts totaling nearly $3 million for the second phase of a dredging and construction project along Drakes Creek, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 7, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon has helped craft a bill that would give children a safe place to surf the Internet, free of smut or predators who stalk the World Wide Web for unsuspecting victims.
March 7, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Unemployed Middle Tennessee workers would be able to draw an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits under an economic stimulus plan that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 7, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 13, 2002, PORTLAND – The city will receive an additional $1.5 million in federal funds to expand its drinking water supply, bringing total federal funding for the project to $9.9 million, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 14, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A child molester convicted a second time for a sexual crime against a child will be sent to prison for life under legislation approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 14, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 15, 2002, COOKEVILLE – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon has arranged for National Science Foundation officials to be at Tennessee Technological University on Monday, March 18, to discuss research opportunities with the university’s faculty.
March 15, 2002, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon will be conducting a series of open meetings in Middle Tennessee on Saturday, March 23; Sunday, March 24; and Monday, March 25, to discuss the need to safeguard retirement savings for hard-working families.
March 15, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Bart Gordon and Bob Clement requested $13 million from House appropriators Thursday (March 14) to build the Nashville-to-Lebanon leg of a Middle Tennessee commuter-rail system.
March 20, 2002, WOODBURY – A $200,000 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant will help the Cannon County school system bolster health services for its more than 2,200 students, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 20, 2002, RED BOILING SPRINGS – A $200,000 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant will be used to help bolster health care in the region by establishing a wellness center in town and placing a nurse practitioner in the school system, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 22, 2002, MURFREESBORO – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon will be leading a discussion Monday, March 25, on how small businesses in the high-tech sector can benefit from research grants provided by the federal government.
March 26, 2002, HARTSVILLE – TVA's board of directors approved today (Tuesday, March 26) a public auction sale of more than 500 acres of property at the former Hartsville nuclear plant, paving the way for construction of a new industrial park on the site, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
March 27, 2002, MIDDLE TENNESSEE – Recognizing the need to better safeguard employee retirement plans, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon is working overtime with his congressional colleagues to find and encourage new ways to promote retirement savings and security.
