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DECEMBER 2003
December 23, 2003 Guam's Christmas Tree Shines Brightly in Ellipse Near the White House:  Local Handmade Ornaments Displayed Alongside Other States, the District of Columbia, and Territories
December 19, 2003 Twelve More Days to Turn In Guam War Claims Review Commission Questionnaires:  December 31, 2003 Last Day to Respond
December 18, 2003 Department of Homeland Security Announces Grant for All-Hazards Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness:  Guam Will Receive $589,350
December 17, 2003 President Signs New Compacts with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands Into Law
December 17, 2003 President Signs Compact Renegotiation Into Law:  Compact-Impact for Guam Addressed
December 17, 2003 Bordallo Attends Presidential Bill Signing for S. 811:  Federal Loan Guarantee Program Extended to Guam
December 10, 2003 Bordallo Congratulates Port Authority of Guam for Winning Port Security Grant:  Department of Homeland Security Grant Totals Over $500,000
December 9, 2003 Guam to Receive Federal Funds for Emergency Food and Shelter Program:  $151,470 to Assist Guam Families in Need
December 8, 2003 House Passes Omnibus Appropriations Bill:  Bordallo Secures Federal Assistance to Improve Transportation and Water Infrastructure
December 8, 2003 Medicare Reform Bill Signed Into Law:  Block Grant Provided for Guam Prescription Drug Discount Program
December 3, 2003 Federal Government to Grant Leave to Active Duty Reservists Returning to Civilian Service
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NOVEMBER 2003
November 20, 2003 Compact Legislation Clears Final Hurdle in Congress -- Compact-Impact Provisions for Guam Remain Intact
November 20, 2003 Bordallo Speaks Out in Favor of Philippine Visa Waiver
November 19, 2003 Guam to Benefit from Energy Bill
November 18, 2003 House Passes Federal Disaster Liaison Legislation
November 13, 2003 Fiscal Year 2004 National Defense Authorization Act Passes Senate
November 12, 2003
November 12, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Accompanies Secretary Rumsfeld to Guam
November 7, 2003 FY 2004 National Defense Authorization Act Passes House:
Bordallo Amendments Increase Military Academy Appointments for Guam,
Fund $1.7 Million Naval Wharf Project
November 7, 2003 Comprehensive Brown Tree Snake Legislation Introduced:
Bordallo, Case and Abercrombie Offer Bill to Improve Federal Involvement
in Combating an Agricultural Pest and Invasive Species
November 6, 2003 Compact Renewal Legislation Passes Senate:
Bordallo Amendments Addressing Compact-Impact Included
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OCTOBER 2003
October 29, 2003 Bordallo Presses Federal Official for Tourism Promotion Support:  $50 Million National Campaign to Benefit Guam
October 28, 2003 Landmark Compact Renewal Legislation Passes House:
Bordallo Amendments Addressing Compact-Impact Included
October 22, 2003 Compassionate Visitor Visa Act Introduced in the House:  Bordallo Seeks to Address Concerns of the Filipino Community as an Original Co-Sponsor
October 22, 2003 Members of Congress Announce Legislation to Improve Health Care for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders:  CAPAC Members Cosponsor Important Legislation to Reduce Minority Health Care Disparities
October 20, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Returns from Iraq
October 16, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo to Visit Guam Troops in Iraq
October 15, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Addresses the People of Guam on Iraq
October 15, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Supports Iraq Supplemental
October 8, 2003 Veterans Health Questionnaire Makes Landfall on Guam
October 3, 2003 Bordallo to War Claims Review Commission:  Hold Public Hearings, Conduct Exhaustive Records Search, and Offer Concrete Recommendations
October 2, 2003 Guam War Claims Review Commission to Hold First Meeting
October 2, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Comments on the Latest Concerning Possible Aircraft Carrier for Guam
October 1, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Speaks Out for Guam's Veterans
October 1, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Participates in Second Annual Minority Business Summit
October 1, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Supports National Bone Marrow Donor Registry Reauthorization
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SEPTEMBER 2003
September 29, 2003 Bordallo Encourages Veterans to Return Survey Despite Unforeseen Mail Delays
September 26, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Announces the Renewal of the Navy's Base Operations Support Contract
September 26, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Seeks Equity in Wireless Communication to Guam
September 26, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo to Raise Guam Veterans' Concerns Before Department of Veterans Affairs' CARES Commission
September 25, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Participates in Veterans' Roundtable
September 25, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Announces $7.47 Million to Local Law Enforcement for Terrorism Prevention
September 25, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Announces $400,000 Grant to Improve Guam's Criminal History and Sex Offender Record System
September 9, 2003   Congresswoman Bordallo Secures $4 Million For Transportation Projects and NFIP Compliance
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JUNE 2003
June 19, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Introduces the Compact Impact Reconciliation Act: Bill Would Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Waive GovGuam Debt to Offset Unreimbursed Compact Impact Expenses
June 18, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Raised Concerns on the Compact Agreement
June 16, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Announces Over $5 million in Homeland Security Grants for Guam
June 11, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Introduces Bill to Help Finance Large Housing and Community Development Projects on Guam
June 10, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Welcomes American Council of Young Political Leaders Delegation from the Philippines to Washington, D.C.
June 10, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Submits Amendment for the Organic Act of Guam
June 10, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Urges Support for H.R. 2030 to Name U.S. Post Office After Patsy Takemoto Mink
June 4, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Suggests Guam for Launch of New Visa Technology Pilot Program
June 3, 2003 Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter to be Guest of Honor at Wreath Laying Ceremony
   
MAY 2003
May 23, 2003 Senate Agrees to Provide Medicaid Relief and Federal Financial Assistance to the States and Territories: Medicaid Cap to Increase by 5.9% and $6 million in New Funds Added for Fiscal Relief
May 23, 2003 Increased Funding for Guam Passes
May 21, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Speaks on FY 2004 National Defense Authorization Act
May 20, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Entertains Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
May 16, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Urges Consideration of Philippine Visa Waivers
May 16, 2003 Online Health Information Addresses
May 15, 2003 Senate Agrees to Provide Medicaid Relief and Federal Financial Assistance to the States and Territories: Medicaid Cap to Increase by 5.9% and $6 million in New Funds Added for Fiscal Relief.
May 15, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Joins Colleagues in Supporting the 20th Annual National Tourism Week
May 14, 2003 Fiscal Year 2004 National Defense Authorization Act Reported Out of the House Armed Services Committee:  Includes Key Provisions for Guam
May 9, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Successfully Authorizes Invasive Species Eradication Pilot Program on Military Installations
May 7, 2003 House Resources Committee Passes Bill to Increase the Matching Waiver Requirements for Federal Grants to the Territories
May 7, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Passes Brown Tree Snake Amendment During Sikes Act Reauthorization Mark-Up
May 6, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Raises Concerns Over President Bush's Proposed Tax Cuts
May 1, 2003 Delegates Call for Resurrection of the Interagency Group on Insular Affairs
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    APRIL 2003
April 12, 2003 Congress Provides $37.3 Million for Andersen AFB, Guam in the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Bill
April 10, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Visits Operation Iraqi Freedom Wounded at Walter Reed Medical Center
April 3, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Announces Emergency Wartime Supplemental Funds for Guam
April 2, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Announces $39.5 Million for Andersen Air Force Base
April 1, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Makes Statement in Support of Our Nation’s Veterans
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      MARCH 2003
March 25, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Presses for Guam Funds to be Added to the President’s Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Request
March 21, 2003 Cantate Group Gives Impromptu Performance on Capitol Hill
March 17, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo’s Statement on the President’s Decision to Use Force to Disarm Iraq
March 13, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Pushes for Military Typhoon Recovery Funds
March 13, 2003 Department of Homeland Security Announces Opening of Grant Application Process for Firefighter Assistance Grants
March 13, 2003 Security Forces Added to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
March 10, 2003 Department of Homeland Security Announces Funding for First Responders
March 3, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Attends Memorial Service for Commander William “Willie” McCool
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     FEBRUARY 2003
February 27, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Supports the National Day of Remembrance
February 26, 2003 House Passes Legislation to Name Guam South Elementary/Middle School for Astronaut Willie McCool
February 12, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Pays Tribute to Justice Taitague
February 12, 2003 USDA Grant for UOG College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
February 6, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Commemorates Space Shuttle Columbia Crew on the House Floor
February 4, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Calls Attention to Compact-Impact Aid in Fiscal Year 2004 Budget
February 3, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Announces Nationwide Bone-Marrow Drive for Justice Taitague
February 2, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo to Join the Asian Pacific American Caucus
February 2, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Welcomes Navy's Decision to Homeport USS Houston in Apra Harbor
February 1, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo's Statement on the Columbia Shuttle Tragedy
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     JANUARY 2003
January 30, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Selected to Serve on the House Armed Services and Resources Committees
January 28, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Reacts to the President's State of the Union Address: "Guam Must Plan Now"
January 16, 2003 Guam Fire Department to Receive Federal Grant to Enhance Operations and Firefighter Safety
January 4, 2003 Congresswoman Bordallo Saddened by Lujan and Hart Convictions
January 3, 2003 Grants for Victims Advocates Reaching Out and the Guam Department of Agriculture
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