Press Releases: 2004

November 2004

• Bilirakis Introduces Legislation Regarding FYROM -- November 29
• Bilirakis Holds Joint Hearing on Current Flu Vaccine Situation -- November 18

October 2004

• Bilirakis Commends Latest Concurrent Receipt Proposal -- October 8
• Bilirakis Research Review Bill Unanimously Approved by House -- October 7
• Bilirakis Praises Europe Subcommittee Members for the Defeat of Biased Turkish-Cypriot Bill -- October 6
• House Unanimously Approves Bilirakis Bill Commending Greece for Olympic Games -- October 5
• House Approves Several Critical Health Bills -- October 5
• Bilirakis Commemorates 44th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Cyprus -- October 4
• Bilirakis Commends VA for Expansion of Benefits for Former POW's -- October 4
• Bilirakis Announces Grant Award for the University of South Florida -- October 4

September 2004

• Bilirakis Holds Hearing on Medicare Preventative Benefits -- September 21
• Local Post Office Naming Ceremony in Memory of Fallen Soldier -- September 21
• Bilirakis Announces Grant to Hire New Law Enforcement Officers in Tarpon Springs Schools -- September 10
• BILIRAKIS PRAISES RAPID RESPONSE BY CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION -- September 7

August 2004

• President Signs Into Law Bilirakis Bill Naming Local Post Office in Memory of Fallen Soldier -- August 11
• Bilirakis Honored at Opening of Community Health Center in Tarpon Springs -- August 9

July 2004

• Bilirakis Provision Included in House-Passed Veterans' COLA Legislation -- July 22
• BILIRAKIS' SUBCOMMITTEE EXPLORES OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- July 22
• Senate Approves Bilirakis Bill to Name Local Post Office in Memory of Fallen Soldier in Iraq -- July 20
• House Approves Bioshield Bill -- July 15
• House Approves Bilirakis Bill to Name Local Post Office in Memory of Fallen Soldier in Iraq -- July 12
• BILIRAKIS' SUBCOMMITTEE RAISES AWARENESS OF DIGESTIVE DISEASES -- July 8
• Bilirakis Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Provision Deadline Approaches -- July 6
• Bilirakis Urges Bush, Powell and Annan to Remain Engaged in Cyprus -- July 1

June 2004

• Bilirakis' Subcommittee Examines Implementation of Anti-bioterrorism Statutes -- June 25
• Public Meeting Planned to Discuss Findings and Remedy for Stauffer Superfund Clean-Up -- June 16
• Bilirakis' Subcommittee Approves Three Important Bills -- June 15
• Bilirakis Remembers President Reagan -- June 8
• Bilirakis' Subcommittee Evaluates NIH Research Funding Priorities -- June 2

May 2004

• House Approves Increase of Survivor Benefit Plan Payments -- May 20
• Bilirakis Commemorates 63rd Anniversary of the Battle of Crete -- May 20
• Bilirakis' Subcommittee Examines the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Program -- May 20
• House Armed Services Committee Increases Survivor Benefit Plan Payments -- May 13
• Bilirakis' Subcommittee Examines Strategies to Assist First Responders -- May 11
• Bilirakis Focuses Hearing on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule -- May 5

April 2004

• Bilirakis Submits Testimony on His POW Benefits Bill -- April 29
• Bilirakis Voices Opposition to Annan Plan for Cyprus -- April 21, 2004
• President Bush Signs Bilirakis' Organ Donation Bill Into Law -- April 7, 2004
• Bilirakis Fights for Florida in Transportation Bill -- April 2, 2004

March 2004

• Bilirakis' Subcommittee Examines NIH Clinical Research Programs -- March 25
• House Overwhelmingly Approves Bilirakis' Organ Donation Bill -- March 24
• Bilirakis Voices Concerns to Powell and Annan on Cyprus Plan -- March 19
• Bilirakis' Subcommittee Examines Federal-State Medicaid Partnerships -- March 18
• Bilirakis Praises House Passage of Broadcast Decency Bill -- March 11
• Bilirakis' Subcommittee Examines Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs -- March 4

January 2004

• Veterans' Spouses Have ONE Year to Apply for Reinstated DIC Benefit -- January 28

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