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December 2004
December 23, 2004 FCC Includes Guam in Telecommunications Discount Program
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November 2004
November 27 , 2004 $24 Million for Disaster Mitigation to be Provided by FEMA
November 23 , 2004 Guam Benefits from Omnibus Appropriations Bill
November 23 , 2004 Over $7.7 million in Additional Disaster Mitigation Grants to be Provided by FEMA
November 17 , 2004 Applications Being Accepted for New Asian and Pacific Islander Scholarship
November 16 , 2004 Jon Junior Calvo Selected as Congressional Page
November 8 , 2004 Guam Veterans Advisory Council Elects Officers
November 2 , 2004 First in the Nation Voting Wraps-up in U.S. Territory of Guam
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October 2004
October 31 , 2004 President Signs Guam Judicial Bill into Law
October 28 , 2004 Administration for Native Americans Grants Four Project Awards to Guam
October 28 , 2004 Bordallo Announces $4 million in Grant Awards for Guam
October 28 , 2004 Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loans available from SBA
October 26 , 2004 Bordallo Welcomes Burton to Guam
October 21 , 2004 Bordallo Comments on Sale of GTA
October 19 , 2004 Bordallo Accepting Applications for House Congressional Page Program until October 25th
October 14 , 2004 Bordallo Welcomes Navy Secretary Gordon England to Guam
October 10 , 2004 Congress Amends Organic Act to Establish Unified Guam Judiciary
October 10 , 2004 Brown Tree Snake Bill Passes U.S. Senate
October 6, 2004 NOAA Awards $100,000 to University of Guam to Build Capacity
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September 2004
September 29, 2004 CNMI Delegate Bill Clears Key Congressional Committee
September 29, 2004 Section 30 Fund Glitch Corrected for Immigration Fees
September 28, 2004 Resolution Recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the
Liberation of Guam Passes House
September 28, 2004 Comprehensive Brown Tree Snake Legislation Passes House
September 27, 2004 Bordallo Joins Effort to Combat Spread of Methamphetamines
September 23, 2004 $1.2 Million in Grants to Benefit Guam Agencies
September 23, 2004 CNMI Delegate Bill Introduced in U.S. House
September 22, 2004 University's Science and Engineering Programs Receive Federal Boost
September 22, 2004 Naval Reserve Center to be Established in Guam
September 16, 2004 Bordallo Honors the Life of Eddie Calvo
September 16, 2004 H.R. 2400 Passes House of Representatives
September 13, 2004 Bordallo Now Accepting Applicants for Service Academy Nominations
September 13, 2004 Hagåtña Flood Mitigation Project Receives Balance of Payment
September 10, 2004 Bordallo Congratulates Port Authority of
Guam for Winning Port Security Grant
September 9, 2004 Bordallo Makes Headway with Medicaid Cap Issue
September 8, 2004 Congresswoman Bordallo Attends Minority Business Summit
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August 2004
August 31, 2004 $24 Million to Expedite Runway Repair at Andersen Air Force Base
August 26, 2004 Bordallo Returns from the Middle East
August 18, 2004 Bordallo in the Middle East
August 4, 2004 Guam Recognized as Disaster Area by U.S. SBA
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July 2004
July 29, 2004 Congresswoman Bordallo Comments on Thirteenth Air Force
July 22, 2004 Bordallo Announces Defense Spending for Guam
July 21, 2004 House Committee on Resources Holds Historic Hearing
July 19, 2004 Oversight Hearing on War Claims Review Commission Report Approaches
July 15, 2004 Congresswoman Bordallo Comments on Thirteenth Air Force
July 14, 2004 Resouces Committee Announces Oversight Hearing on Guam War Claims
July 8, 2004 Bordallo Introduces Bill to Address Prescription Drug Benefit Inequality
July 7, 2004 Bordallo Supports Increased Funding for Small Business Loan Programs
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June 2004
June 22, 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill to Net Guam $5.4 Million for FY 2005
June 14, 2004 Bordallo Returns from Iraq
June 10, 2004 Bordallo Leaves for Iraq on Congressional Delegation
June 9, 2004 Guam War Claims Review Commission Presents Report to Secretary Norton
June 9, 2004 Guam War Claims Review Commission Releases Final Report
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May 2004
May 20 , 2004
May 13, 2004

Brown Tree Snake Bill Hearing Videoconference a Success
May 11, 2004 Bordallo Supports Resolution to Improve Military Mail System
May 7 , 2004 Bipartisan Insular Areas Trade Bill Introduced in House of Representatives
May 6 , 2004 Ballistic Missile Defense in Korea to be Strengthened
May 6 , 2004 Bordallo’s Brown Tree Snake Bill to Receive Hearing
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April 2004
Apr. 22, 2004 Bordallo Congratulates Guam International Airport Authority for Winning Grant
Apr. 21, 2004 Commission on Ocean Policy Issues Recommendations
Apr. 19, 2004 Bordallo Announces Summer Internship Opportunities
Apr. 16, 2004 Bordallo Announces Federal Grant for Hagåtña Flood Mitigation Project
Apr. 2, 2004 Transportation Reauthorization Passes House
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March 2004
Mar. 31, 2004

Guam Waterworks Authority to Receive US EPA Grant to Upgrade Chlorination System
Mar. 31, 2004
Congresswoman Bordallo speaks on H.Res. 557  

Video Coverage of KUAM Reporter Ken Wetmore's Interview with The Guam Chamber of Commerce and Congresswoman Bordallo on their visit to Washington D.C. (Real Media, Length: 9:17)

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News release: Bordallo and Guam Chamber of Commerce Team to Attract Military to Guam
Mar. 25, 2004 Bordallo Reiterates Need to Prepare for BRAC 2005
Mar. 24, 2004

Video Coverage of KUAM Reporter Ken Wetmore's Interview with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, D.C.) and Congresswoman Bordallo on House Passage of H.R. 2993 (Real Media, Length: 9:17)

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News release: Bill to Include Guam in Commemorative
Coin Program Passes House
Mar. 24, 2004
Mar. 17,2004
Congresswoman Bordallo speaks on H.Res. 557  

Congresswoman Bordallo Speaks on the contribution of soldiers from Guam to the War in Iraq

Video coverage of Congresswoman Bordallo's statement on H.Res. 557
Mar. 17,2004
Congresswoman Bordallo speaks in support of H.Con.Res. 364  
Video coverage of Congresswoman Bordallo's statement on H.Con.Res. 364: to recognize more than 5 decades of strategic partnership between the United States and the people of the Marshall Islands in the pursuit of international peace and security
Mar. 10, 2004
Mar. 3, 2004 Bordallo Testifies Before House Budget Committee on Fiscal Year 2005 Federal Budget Priorities: Issues Range From National Guard WMD Civil Support Teams and Section 108 Loan Guarantees to Medicaid Caps and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Mar. 3, 2004 Bordallo Elected Secretary of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus:  Assumes National Leadership Role on Asian American and Pacific Islander Issues
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February 2004
Feb. 26, 2004  Bordallo Working for a Replacement Visitor Center for the War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Feb. 25, 2004  U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meets in Washington, D.C.:  Bordallo Stresses Need for Conservation and Restoration of Reefs
Feb. 25, 2004 Pacific Island Health Disparities Discussed in the House:  Human Rights and Wellness Subcommittee Holds Hearing
Feb. 24, 2004 Interagency Group on Insular Areas Holds Second Plenary Session:  Bordallo and Other Territorial Leaders Raise Issues to Federal Agencies
Feb. 24, 2004 Congresswoman Bordallo's Statement for the IGIA Meeting (available in PDF)
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January 2004
January 1, 2004 News Release:  No BSE Meat Reached Guam
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