Bart Gordon News

Survivors of natural disasters often emerge from the experience as stronger and wiser people.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to cover costs associated with treatment and follow-up testing for infected veterans in the wake of the endoscopy problems at the Alvin York VA Hospital.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act, a bipartisan bill that will better assist small businesses in developing cutting-edge commercial technology.

A Department of Veterans Affairs letter pledges only free medical care and treatment for former patients who have tested positive for HIV or hepatitis since being exposed to endoscopic cleaning mistakes at three VA hospitals in the Southeast.

Tennessee has two of them : More than four dozen districts sent a Democrat to Congress last year while casting a plurality of their votes for Sen.

WASHINGTON A law that would expand the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 was introduced last month by Rep.

Climate change is a hot topic in the halls of Congress. News coverage has centered on the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 , which the House passed by a slim margin - 219 to 212 - on 26 June.

Here's an interesting bit of research from the government watchdog OpenSecrets.org suggesting why our beloved Blue Dog Democrats might oppose true health-care reform: There's a particular breed of lawmaker on Capitol Hill that is pushing hard against a public health care plan, much to the delight of two seriously moneyed special interest ...

A group known as Americans for Tax Reform strongly panned Rep. Gordon for his vote last week supporting H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, alternatively referred to as the National Energy Tax bill, or the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade/ cap-and-tax bill.

Tennessee will receive $16.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for health center facility and equipment needs, which will increase access to health care for thousands of Tennesseans.

A A A' House Republicans will target freshman Rep. Tom Perriello in a new television commercial that criticizes the Virginia Democrat for his recent vote in favor of controversial energy reform legislation.

The United States Senate is scheduled to vote within the next few weeks on the increases in funding for U.S. border security for 2010.

A group known as Americans for Tax Reform strongly panned Rep. Gordon for his vote last week supporting H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, alternatively referred to as the National Energy Tax bill, or the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade/ cap-and-tax bill.

With the Fourth of July falling on Saturday, many people will be observing the federal holiday this Friday.

Call your representative and ask for support for HR 3069. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2009 CONTACT: . Jon Houston, Maloney, 225-7944 Jeff Sagnip, Smith, 225-3765 Legislation Introduced to Require First Comparative Study of Vaccinated vs.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Saturday, June 27, 2009 Source: House Science and Technology Committee - Comments Ask for "Top Ten" Actions Needed to Strengthen and Preserve America's Competitive Edge WASHINGTON, DC - Four congressional leaders have asked the National Academies to form a distinguished panel to assess the competitive position of the ...

Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, hailed the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and said the final legislation included pieces approved by his committee.

WASHINGTON - Thursday, the U.S. House passed a military budget bill for Fiscal Year 2010, which included increases in funding amounts for the National Guard.

WASHINGTON - According to a U.S. Border Patrol report, illegal immigration in 2008 was at its lowest level since the 1970s.

Senators Barbara Mikulski and Lamar Alexander along with Representatives Bart Gordon and Ralph Hall are seeking input from the National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Engineering on the state of the US research universities.