Barton Gordon

Democrat  •  13 Terms  •  Sworn In 1985
Last Term 2009 - 2010 View All

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12/29/10
STORIES OF 2010: Diane Black wins US House seat

Black decided to join the race just days after US Rep. Bart Gordon announced his decision to retire in December 2009 after serving his 13th two-year term ...

Source: The Tennessean
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12/29/10
LETTER: Gordon's vote on DADT no surprise

It comes as little surprise that US Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, voted in support of House Resolution 2965, the Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 ...

Source: The Daily News Journal
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12/29/10
Hearing sought on Oak Ridge burning

...ultimately dropped the Italian plan amid heavy opposition from Utah residents and elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., who co-sponsored legislation designed to ban imports of foreign waste. Even though EnergySolutions said it pla

Source: KnoxNews
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12/29/10
LETTER: Gordon's vote on DADT no surprise

...comes as little surprise that U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, voted in support of House Resolution 2965, the Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, on Dec. 15, which, for all practical purposes, endorses the practice of homosexuality by our mil

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12/28/10
Hearing sought on Oak Ridge burning

EnergySolutions ultimately dropped the Italian plan amid heavy opposition from Utah residents and elected officials, including US Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., ...

Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
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12/27/10
RE: Barton Gordon

Tennesse Congresssman Bart Gordon (D.) has also chimed in, saying "If a country like Germany has the capacity to produce large quantities of nuclear waste, ...

Source: Change.org (blog)
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12/27/10
TN reps, senators to tighten spending in 2011

Retiring Murfreesboro Rep. Bart Gordon's major focus during the year was winning reauthorization of the America COMPETES legislation, which he authored. ...

Source: The Tennessean
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12/26/10
New House Science chair praises ‘tremendous’ BP spill, plans to subpoena climate scientists

...member, Andrea Fleytas, finally screamed what so many were thinking: "We're going to die!" Under the leadership of Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), the committee approved legislation to champion scientific innovation, prevent and respond to oil spills, and

Source: Grist
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12/25/10
Bill Theobald: Year ends with many Tennessee issues resolved

...the money was directed to other efforts, with $120 million going to community colleges. • Nuclear waste. Retiring Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, won passage of legislation to ban importation of low-level nuclear waste into the country. The legislat

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12/25/10
Theobald: Year ends with many TN issues resolved

Retiring Rep. Bart Gordon, D- Murfreesboro, won passage of legislation to ban importation of low-level nuclear waste into the country. ...

Source: WBIR-TV
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12/25/10
Gail Kerr: On-the-spot car tags get readers' wheels spinning

Kent Syler, of US Rep. Bart Gordon's office, said they have been pushing for the exemption for years, to no avail. Their idea is to exempt new cars but ...

Source: The Tennessean
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12/25/10
TOP STORIES OF 2010

... senator from Gallatin, captured the Sixth District congressional seat being vacated by retiring 26-year Democrat US Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro. ...

Source: The Tennessean
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12/25/10
Gail Kerr: On-the-spot car tags get readers' wheels spinning

...testing for the first three years. Obviously, the testing company would not want to lose that revenue. Kent Syler, of U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon's office, said they have been pushing for the exemption for years, to no avail. Their idea is to exempt new cars

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12/25/10
Year ends with many issues resolved

...the money was directed to other efforts, with $120 million going to community colleges. (2 of 2) Nuclear waste. Retiring Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, won passage of legislation to ban importation of low-level nuclear waste into the country. The le

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12/23/10
Pelosi Transcript of Enrollment Ceremony for COMPETES Act

“We could not have been better served in all of this than by the chairmanship of Bart Gordon. I am so pleased his daughter is here today, Payton, ...

Source: PR-USA.net (press release)
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12/22/10
RE: Barton Gordon

... House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman, Bart Gordon about a bill, HR 6160, that has passed in the House, but awaits debate in the Senate. ...

Source: IBTimes Hong Kong
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12/22/10
RE: Barton Gordon

Yesterday afternoon House Science and Technology Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) rose on the House floor to state, "Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House ...

Source: Space Ref (press release)
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12/22/10
Pelosi Transcript of Enrollment Ceremony for COMPETES Act

“We could not have been better served in all of this than by the chairmanship of Bart Gordon. I am so pleased his daughter is here today, Payton, ...

Source: Bradenton Herald
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12/21/10
One-sixth of House skips final lame-duck votes

Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), Paul Hodes (DN.H.), Patrick Kennedy (DR.I.), Charlie Melancon (D-La.), Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), John Linder (R-Ga. ...

Source: Washington Post
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12/21/10
RE: Barton Gordon

Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), Paul Hodes (DN.H.), Patrick Kennedy (DR.I.), Charlie Melancon (D-La.), Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), John Linder (R-Ga. ...

Source: Washington Post
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12/21/10
Black favors social security changes

The Gallatin Republican, who will replace longtime Democratic Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro in January, said Monday she intends to honor the contract of ...

Source: The Tennessean
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12/21/10
Pelosi Transcript of Enrollment Ceremony for COMPETES Act

“We could not have been better served in all of this than by the chairmanship of Bart Gordon. I am so pleased his daughter is here today, Payton, ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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12/21/10
One-sixth of House skips final lame-duck votes

...Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.), Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Mary Fallin (R-Okla.), Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), Paul Hodes (D-N.H.), Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), Charlie Melancon (D-La.), Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), John Lin

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12/21/10
Black favors social security changes

...our economy and rein in federal spending," Black said. The Gallatin Republican, who will replace longtime Democratic Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro in January, said Monday she intends to honor the contract of Social Security with the nation's senior c

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12/21/10
Black favors social security changes

...our economy and rein in federal spending," Black said. The Gallatin Republican, who will replace longtime Democratic Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro in January, said Monday she intends to honor the contract of Social Security with the nation's senior c

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12/20/10
Gordon's America COMPETES reauthorized

...the engine of a knowledge-based economy. If we remove it, our economy will crash and burn, said committee Chairman U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, author of the legislation. If we are to reverse the trend of the last 20 years, during which our co

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12/20/10
GUEST COLUMN: Gordon has served 6th District with honor

Congressman Bart Gordon has represented the 6th Congressional District of Tennessee for 13 terms. He has never lost and is retiring from office at the end ...

Source: The Daily News Journal
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12/19/10
Black appointed to House Ways and Means

...which sets policy on taxes and national financial policies. Black, a Gallatin Republican who will replace longtime Rep. Bart Gordon in January, called it a great honor to be appointed to this committee that debates the policies that can help jumpstart o

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12/19/10
RE: Barton Gordon

Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., the retiring chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, issued a statement Friday praising the Senate's action. ...

Source: Education Week News (blog)
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12/19/10
Black appointed to House Ways and Means

Black, a Gallatin Republican who will replace longtime Rep. Bart Gordon in January, called it “a great honor to be appointed to this committee that debates ...

Source: The Daily News Journal
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