September 1999 News Archive
Franklin Benefits From $459,442 HUD Grant
September 1, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $459,442 Comprehensive Grant approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will allow the Franklin Housing Authority to refurbish 51 apartments, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
Gallatin Benefits From $756,282 HUD Grant
September 1, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $756,282 Comprehensive Grant approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will allow the Gallatin Housing Authority to refurbish about 100 apartments, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
Murfreesboro Benefits From $576,834 HUD Grant
September 1, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $576,834 Comprehensive Grant approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will allow the Murfreesboro Housing Authority to refurbish its apartments, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
HUD Grant Allows Cookeville To Revitalize Neighborhood
September 1, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $166,500 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant will allow the Cookeville Housing Authority to revitalize a South Willow Street neighborhood by demolishing 30 dilapidated apartments, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
Blood Test Results For Lead Contamination OK
September 2, 1999, COLLEGE GROVE – Results of blood tests given to College Grove residents who may have been exposed to lead from old battery case chips are coming back normal, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
EPA Surveying Lead Contamination Sites For Cleanup
September 8, 1999, COLLEGE GROVE – Federal Environmental Protection Agency and Tennessee Department of Health officials are searching more properties today and Thursday for any evidence of old battery case chips containing lead, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
House Approves $12.7 Million For York VA Construction Project
September 10, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $12.7 million appropriation to the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center on Thursday so the hospital can refurbish two of its health care buildings, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
Gordon Voices Concern About Electric Industry Deregulation
September 13, 1999, NASHVILLE – Proposals to restructure the nation's electric utilities should not leave Middle Tennesseans in the dark when it comes to power costs or the enjoyment of their public lakes, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said at a federal hearing today.
COPS Grant Funds Two Officers In Clay County Schools
September 13, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Clay County Sheriff's Department will soon receive a $148,194 Community Oriented Policing Services grant that will fund two full-time school resource officers, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
House Passes Campaign Finance Reform Bill
September 15, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon voted Tuesday for a campaign finance reform bill designed to ban "soft money" and force special interests to abide by campaign laws.
Gordon Remains the Fastest Member of Congress
September 15, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon retained his "Fastest Member of Congress " title Wednesday after outrunning two former world class athletes turned congressmen, Reps. Jim Ryun and Steve Largent.
Gordon Supports Minimum Wage Hike
September 23, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Frustrated that so many Tennessee families live in or near poverty, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon is supporting a measure to increase the minimum wage by $1 over the next two years.
