Press Releases and News Articles - 109th Congress, 2nd Session (2006)

September 2006

• Duncan Honored with First Annual Club for Growth Award (9/26/06)

• Congressman Duncan Applauds Passage of Bills to Help Secure Nation’s Borders (9/21/06)

• Tellico West to Receive Infrastructure Improvement Grant (9/20/06)

• Knox County Schools Receive Literacy Grant (9/1/06)

August 2006

• Department of Justice Grant Awarded to Local Sheriff’s Office (8/31/06)
• Drug Commission Awarded Drug Free Community Grants (8/31/06)
• Duncan dives in to promote trust to ensure clear water (8/21/2006)
• University of Tennessee to Receive Educational Opportunity Center Funding (8/10/06)
• Local Groups Receive TRIO Talent Search Funding (8/1/06)

July 2006

• Duncan Announces DOE Grant to Blount County Company (7/26/06)
• Duncan lauded for his efforts to gain grant - Restoration work on Little River nears start (7/14/06)
• Economic Development Grant Awarded to Lenoir City (7/10/06)
• Etowah Receives Economic Development Grant (7/10/06)

June 2006

• National Endowment for the Humanities Announces Grants Promoting History and Culture (6/23/06)
• House Approves Measure to Provide Permanent Death Tax Relief (6/22/06)
• Department of Commerce Awards Local Economic Development Grants (6/16/06)
• Congressman Duncan Honored with Small Business Award (6/16/06)
• Loudon County Schools Awarded American History Grant (6/5/06)

May 2006

• Congressman Duncan to Dedicate New Watercraft for Knoxville Police Department
• Congressman Duncan Introduces Bill Commemorating National Motto

April 2006

• Congressman Duncan's Washington Report
• E-Newsletter:  The Mexican Solution (4/6/06)

March 2006

• E- Newsletter: Congress Must Address Immigration and Border Security (3/31/06)

• E-Newsletter (3/31/06)

• Congressman Duncan Honored With Congressional Award (3/23/06)
• E-Newsletter (3/23/06)
• Congressman Duncan to Hold Constituent Days (3/17/06)
• Austin-East Magnet High School’s Aaron Beattie Named Winner of the 2006 Congressional Art Competition
• TVA power rate increases worry Duncan -- The Knoxville News-Sentinel (3/9/06)
• Congressman Duncan to Hold Reception for Congressional Art Competition
• E-Newsletter:  American Ownership and the Global Economy (3/1/06)

February 2006

• Congressman Duncan Receives Pro-Taxpayer Award

• Duncan Tours Blount -- The Maryville Daily Times (2/24/06)

• Local Small Business Awarded DOE Contract (2/21/06)
• Last Week in Washington -- e-Newsletter (2/20/06)
• This Week in Washington -- e-Newsletter (2/14/06)

January 2006

• Knoxville Fire Department Thanks Congressman Duncan and Mayor Haslam for Aid in Procuring Assistance to Firefighter Grant (1/6/2006)

Press Releases and News Articles - 109th Congress, 1st Session (2005)

December 2005

• Duncan Introduces Legislation To Establish Clean Water Trust Fund (12/16/05)

October 2005

• Duncan Announces Grants for Two East Tennessee Fire Departments (10/27/05)
• Duncan Announces NASA Funding for the University of Tennessee (10/25/05)
• Duncan wants flood assessment of New Orleans - Knoxville News Sentinel (10/19/05)
• La. will be honest, panel is told; Some still worried about Katrina cash - New Orleans Times-Picayune (10/19/05)
• House designates campus safety month - The Daily Beacon (10/18/05)
• Congress Moving to Address Nation's Gas Supply - e-Newsletter (10/17/05)
• Duncan overseeing some Gulf recovery - Knoxville News Sentinel (10/16/05)
• Congress wrangles over hurricane funds - Chattanooga Times Free Press (10/16/05)
• Ravaged Gulf Coast forcing people to rethink, not just rebuild - Muskogee Daily Phoenix & Times Democrat (10/15/05)
• Duncan says hurricane spending excessive - The Daily Times (10/11/05)
• Close Scrutiny of Katrina Spending Important in Congress - e-Newsletter (10/7/05)
• House Passes Duncan-Sponsored Crime Safety Resolution (10/6/05)
• Duncan to hold hearings on Gulf recovery spending - Knoxville News Sentinel (10/6/05)
• Duncan Announces Hearings on Rebuilding New Orleans and Providing Hurricane and Flood Protection for the Nation (10/6/05)

September 2005

• Frist, Alexander, Wamp, and Duncan Announce Homeland Security Grants for UT (9/30/05)
• Duncan Urges Greater Oversight of Federal Relief and Recovery Funds Before Leading Delegation to the Region (9/30/05)
• Duncan to visit 'cane-ravaged area - Knoxville News Sentinel (9/30/05)
• Duncan Announces Drug-Free Community Grant for Loudon County (9/21/05)
• Duncan Named Taxpayer Hero (9/14/05)
• Duncan Hosts Federal Funding Conference (9/12/05)
• Local fire departments given grants - The Daily Beacon (9/9/05)
• UT grant funds new building - The Daily Beacon (9/9/05)
• Duncan Announces TAA Eligibility for Gemtron Workers (9/7/05)
• Financial Assistance Sought to Help Hurricane Victims (9/2/05)
• Money Talks . . . about Knoxville transportation - Metro Pulse (9/1/05)
• Duncan Comments on High Gas Prices Following Hurricane Katrina (9/1/05)

August 2005

• Bill aims to create college safety month - Cavalier Daily (8/25/05)
• Alexander, Duncan pleased with unity in funding request - The Daily Times (8/23/05)
• Duncan Announces Grants for Fire Departments Across Second District (8/17/05)
• Duncan, Deputy Assistant Secretary Present Hooper with Navy Award (8/9/05)
• University adding fourth joint institute with ORNL - Knoxville News Sentinel (8/4/05)
• Hwy. 321 overpass OK'd - Loudon County News-Herald (8/3/05)
• Alexander, Duncan, Frist see that Blount gets its fair share - The Daily Times (8/1/05)

July 2005

• Congress OKs$100M for road transit, projects - Knoxville News Sentinel (7/30/05)
• Blount scores highway funds - The Daily Times (7/30/05)
• Duncan, Frist, Alexander Announce Final House Passage of Highway Reauthorization Bill (7/29/05)
• Duncan commended on reducing abuse of eminent domain - The Daily Times (7/25/05)
• Legislators should restrict eminent domain - Knoxville News Sentinel (7/24/05)
• A salute to Farragut - Knoxville News Sentinel (7/23/05)
• Duncan Introduces Legislation to Ensure Immediate Answers Following Aviation Disasters (7/20/05)
• Residents united against court ruling - Knoxville News Sentinel (7/17/05)
• Silence is golden to airline travelers - Knoxville News Sentinel (7/15/05)
• Duncan delivers big check for airport - The Daily Post Athenian (7/6/05)
• Duncan Announces American Safety Razor Employees Eligible for Assistance (7/6/05)
• Patriotism and the Fourth of July - e-Newsletter (7/1/05)

June 2005

• VA Releasing $9.1 Million in Federal Funds for New Nursing Home, Duncan Announces (6/29/05)
• Horrendous Waste at the Department of Defense - e-Newsletter (6/27/05)
• Public broadcasting regains some funds - Knoxville News Sentinel (6/24/05)
• Southern Economic Development Council Honors Duncan (6/20/05)
• Stressed water, sewer systems get attention - Knoxville News Sentinel (6/19/05)
• Duncan Participates in Chickamauga Lock Groundbreaking (6/18/05)
• Beginning new Chickamauga Lock - Chattanooga Times Free Press (6/17/05)
• The WTO: Why We Should Withdraw - e-Newsletter (6/15/05)
• Taking flight - The Daily Post Athenian (6/10/05)
• Duncan Receives High Marks for Support of Immigration Reform (6/8/05)
• The Minuteman Project - e-Newsletter (6/6/05)
• Rep. Duncan wants new steroid policy - The Daily Post Athenian (6/6/05)

May 2005

• The Importance of Memorial Day - e-Newsletter (5/27/05)
• The Small Business Bill of Rights - e-Newsletter (5/23/05)
• Karns High School's Glenn Palmer Wins Congressional Art Competition (5/20/05)
• DOE Awards Two Grants to Blount County Company, Duncan Announces (5/18/05)
• My Concerns with the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill - e-Newsletter (5/16/05)
• Duncan to Hold Viewing, Reception for Congressional Art Competition (5/16/05)
• Air base to gain 248 jobs from military restructuring - The Daily Times (5/14/05)
• Defense plan unveiled - Knoxville News Sentinel (5/14/05)
• Duncan Responds to DoD Plan Increasing Personnel at McGhee-Tyson Airbase (5/13/05)
• Mission of Hope to be on receiving end of fund-raiser - Knoxville News Sentinel (5/12/05)
• The 109th Congress: The First 100 Days - e-Newsletter (5/9/05)
• Clean Water Agencies Honor Duncan with Environmental Award (5/4/05)
• Our Nation Since the First Earth Day - e-Newsletter (5/2/05)

April 2005

• Gavel powers (Op-Ed by Congressman Duncan) - The Washington Times (4/28/05)
• Building a 'Theater District' - Metro Pulse (4/28/05)
• Broke Bijou counting its new blessings - Knoxville News Sentinel (4/26/05)
• Duncan Presents Federal Funding for Bijou Theatre Restoration (4/25/05)
• Post office need stressed - Loudon County News Herald (4/20/05)
• High Oil Prices - e-Newsletter (4/20/05)
• Duncan Participates in Signing Ceremony Benefiting Area Economy (4/18/05)
• Hitting the Hill - Blount Today (4/13/05)
• Monroe County's Chota Health Services Awarded Federal Grant, Duncan Announces (4/12/05)
• Cell phone use on planes strongly opposed - Knoxville News Sentinel (4/10/05)
• Duncan, Alexander Announce New Fire Safety Initiative (4/7/05)
• New Nursing Home to Serve East Tennessee's Veterans - e-Newsletter (4/5/05)
• County highways vie for federal dollars - Monroe County Advocate (4/4/05)
• U.S. Border Control Places Duncan on Honor Roll (4/4/05)

March 2005

• East Tennessee breaks ground for veterans home - The Daily Times (3/31/05)
• Mission accomplished - Knoxville News Sentinel (3/31/05)
• Ground broken for East Tennessee veterans home - Associated Press (3/30/05)
• Duncan Participates in Veterans Nursing Home Groundbreaking (3/30/05)
• Duncan watching baseball for foul play - Knoxville News Sentinel (3/27/05)
• National Taxpayers Union Names Duncan Taxpayers’ Friend (3/25/05)
• Duncan Encourages District Students to Participate in Art Competition (3/24/05)
• Major League Baseball Must Educate Youth About Steroids - e-Newsletter (3/21/05)
• Waterways Council Honors Duncan with Leadership Service Award (3/18/05)
• Duncan Receives Chamber's Spirit of Enterprise Award (3/15/05)
• Social Security Reform Cannot Happen Without Spending Reform - e-Newsletter (3/14/05)
• Duncan: Lock delay could hit I-75 hard - Knoxville News Sentinel (3/11/05)
• ET, Knox in line to get $110.2 million - Knoxville News Sentinel (3/11/05)
• Duncan questions lack of lock funding - Chattanooga Times Free Press (3/11/05)
• TVA said to be facing 'hard decisions - Chattanooga Times Free Press (3/11/05)
• Tennessee congressmen push for federal money for Chickamauga Lock - Associated Press (3/10/05)
• Tennessee could receive $4.6 billion in federal highway money - Associated Press (3/10/05)
• House Passes Second District Highway Projects (3/10/05)
• Federal highway bill deserves passage - Knoxville News Sentinel (3/9/05)
• Duncan, Jenkins lead way to increase funds for our national parks - The Daily Times (3/7/05)
• Vets' nursing home in ET to become reality - Knoxville News Sentinel (3/5/05)
• Legislation would boost Park funds - The Daily Times (3/5/05)
• New bill will help parks - Knoxville News Sentinel (3/4/05)
• Maryville College Honors Duncan with Distinguished Service Award (3/3/05)
• Lenoir City Receives Federal Fire Grant (3/2/05)
• Chickamauga Lock funding is a major ET accomplishment - The Daily Times (3/2/05)

February 2005

• South Station Post Office Renamed Sen. Ben Atchley Post Office - e-Newsletter (2/21/05)
• A modest proposal to eliminate budget deficits -  Knoxville News Sentinel (2/21/05)
• Duncan Receives Award for Support of Family Values (2/17/05)
• Knoxville and Calhoun Fire Departments Receive Federal Grants (2/16/05)
• Congressman Duncan's New Washington Report Now Available (2/15/05)
• Duncan Announces Federal Funds for Local Utilities (2/11/05)
• Battle for Chickamauga Lock Far From Over - e-Newsletter (2/11/05)
• McMinn gets grant for 'smaller' learning - The Daily Post Athenian (2/10/05)
• Former Blue Mountain Employees TAA Eligible, Duncan Announces (2/10/05)
• Gudger Community VFD Receives Fire Grant (2/9/05)
• Duncan Receives Park Achievement Award for Tapoco Work (2/9/05)
• Duncan Receives Homeland Defender Award (2/3/05)
• Teens get close look at lawmakers - Knoxville News Sentinel (2/3/05)

January 2005

• Make sales tax deduction permanent - Knoxville News Sentinel (1/31/05)
• Bill to make tax deduction permanent - Knoxville News Sentinel (1/25/05)
• ALCOA lauds relicensing agreement - The Daily Times (1/20/05)
• Chilly parade - Knoxville News Sentinel (1/18/05)
• Inaugural tickets hard to come by - Knoxville News Sentinel (1/17/05)
• Splendor reborn - Knoxville News Sentinel (1/15/05)
• UT band receives invite to inaugural - Knoxville News Sentinel (1/7/05)

Press Releases and News Articles - 108th Congress, 2nd Session (2004)