July 18, 2003, MURFREESBORO – The House of Representatives approved Thursday (July 17) a $300,000 appropriation to help plan an expanded tour route and recreate the historic band rostrum at Stones River National Battlefield, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
July 10, 2003, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon voted Wednesday (July 9) for two pieces of legislation designed to better prepare teachers for the classroom and increase student loan forgiveness for teachers who work in schools with low-income children.
July 3, 2003, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department will use a $157,770 Department of Homeland Security grant to purchase a rescue pumper while the Carthage Volunteer Fire Department will use an $89,997 grant to purchase firefighting equipment, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
July 14, 2003, MURFREESBORO – A $728,000 Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will help the city of Murfreesboro with its affordable housing program, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
July 24, 2003, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon applauds the Department of Veterans Affairs for allowing veterans to fill prescriptions written by private doctors at VA facilities.
July 9, 2003, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $2.5 million appropriation for the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia at MTSU received approval from the House of Representatives Tuesday (July 8), U.S. Rep Bart Gordon said.
July 31, 2003, MURFREESBORO – The House of Representatives has approved a $200,000 appropriation to help establish a Center for Cedar Glade Studies at Middle Tennessee State University, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
July 15, 2003, MURFREESBORO – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon convinced House appropriators to provide an additional $1.072 million for improvements to a wetlands preservation project that has created educational parks next to the Oaklands Mansion and the new Children’s Discovery House museum.
July 28, 2003, MURFREESBORO – A $250,000 appropriation to help fund a new observatory at Middle Tennessee State University has been approved by the House, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
July 25, 2003, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon voted for a measure today (Friday, July 25) allowing Americans to import lower-priced U.S.-made prescription drugs from other countries.
July 23, 2003, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Realizing the need to advance new safety technologies for pilots and air traffic controllers, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon has been able to convince his colleagues on the Science Committee to expand research programs within the Federal Aviation Administration.
July 1, 2003, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice has awarded federal funding to a number of Middle Tennessee law-enforcement agencies to help them purchase bulletproof vests for their personnel, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
July 17, 2003, GALLATIN – A $1,259,200 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow the Castalian Springs/Bethpage Utility District to upgrade and replace existing pipe that provides drinking water to residents in Sumner and Trousdale counties, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
July 1, 2003, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tennessee has been awarded a Department of Labor grant of up to $8,684,379 to help laid-off employees with services designed to help them find new jobs, including affected residents of Macon and Smith County, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
July 18, 2003, MURFREESBORO – An additional $1.072 million for a wetlands preservation project that created educational parks next to the Oaklands Mansion and the new Children’s Discovery House cleared the U.S. House of Representatives Friday (July 18), U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
July 14, 2003, WATERTOWN – The Watertown Jazz Festival has received a $10,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to help boost tourism and aid economic development in the area, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
