September 3, 2002, COOKEVILLE – A $190,476 Department of Health and Human Services grant will bolster the Head Start programs in eight Middle Tennessee counties, including DeKalb, Putnam and Overton, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
September 4, 2002, MIDDLE TENNESSEE – Three Middle Tennessee counties will receive nearly $800,000 in Community Oriented Policing Services grants to fund seven full-time school resources officers, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
September 5, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon is confounded that the president wants to spend nearly $500 million in additional overseas aid this year after refusing to spend an extra $275 million to help veterans get the health care they were promised.
September 12, 2002, MIDDLE TENNESSEE – Five Middle Tennessee volunteer fire departments will use nearly $185,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency grants to purchase fire equipment, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
September 16, 2002, MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee State University has been awarded a $297,724 federal grant to develop a continuing education program for teachers seeking an additional certification in English as a Second Language.
September 18, 2002, NATCHEZ, Miss. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon is gratified that the National Park Service will soon finish the historic Natchez Trace Parkway, which stretches 444 miles through the Alabama, Mississippi and Middle Tennessee countryside.
September 19, 2002, MIDDLE TENNESSEE – Three Middle Tennessee volunteer fire departments will receive more than $167,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency grants to purchase fire equipment, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
September 20, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A House subcommittee will discuss a shrinking U.S. tobacco market and what it means for Middle Tennessee growers and quota owners during a Thursday (September 26) hearing at the nation’s Capitol, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
September 24, 2002, GALLATIN – A $454,488 federal grant will help the Sumner County School System with its efforts to prevent alcohol and drug abuse in its middle schools and high schools, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
September 25, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon voted Tuesday (September 24) for a measure extending a program to help historically black colleges and universities preserve their buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
September 26, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sports agents who bribe or mislead young athletes into signing away their NCAA eligibility would be punished under legislation written by U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon and approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
September 27, 2002, GALLATIN – The Sumner County School System will use a $402,836 U.S. Department of Education grant to bolster its efforts to reduce alcohol abuse among high school students, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
September 27, 2002, LIVINGSTON – A $1.65 million U.S. Department of Agriculture low-interest loan will help Overton County finance a 165-acre site that will be developed into an industrial park, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
September 30, 2002, MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee State University will use a $936,452 U.S. Department of Education grant to help teachers in six Middle Tennessee counties better instruct their students in American history, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
