March 2004 News Archive
New Federal Tobacco Buyout Legislation Introduced
March 25, 2004, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon and a number of his colleagues introduced new buyout legislation today (Thursday, March 25) providing financial relief to Middle Tennessee tobacco growers and their communities.
Gordon Asks Commerce Secretary To Help State’s Manufacturers
March 24, 2004, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon has asked Commerce Secretary Donald Evans to convince the president not to gut programs that help small Tennessee manufacturers with technical assistance and business-support services.
Mid-State Residents Worry About Nation’s Job Market
March 17, 204, WASHINGTON, D.C. – With many U.S. manufacturers exploiting cheap labor markets overseas, Middle Tennessee residents are asking U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon to help implement policies that will be more conducive to job creation here at home.
House Approves Stiffer Fines For Indecent Broadcasts
March 11, 2004, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Outraged by the increasing frequency of indecency being broadcast by television and radio networks, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon voted today (Thursday, March 11) to increase fines to $500,000 for each violation of broadcast decency standards.
Gordon Invites Middle Tennessee Residents To Call Free Of Charge
March 5, 2004, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon has set aside Monday, March 15, and Tuesday, March 16, for residents of Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District to call him free of charge and discuss issues or problems.
Gordon Named TAMFT Legislator Of The Year
March 4, 2004, MURFREESBORO – The Tennessee Association of Marriage and Family Therapy recently named U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon as its Legislator of the Year.
Gordon Urges Administration To Get Serious On Job Creation
March 3, 2004, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said the administration’s plan to create a new position in the Commerce Department to help the nation’s manufacturing industry is more talk and no action.
Ricin Threat Slows Flow Of Mail To Congressional Offices
March 1, 2004, WASHINGTON, D.C. – New mail inspection procedures implemented after toxic ricin was discovered in the office of the Senate majority leader will delay future responses coming from congressional offices in Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said.
