Capitol Words a project of the Sunlight Foundation
  • and
legislator photo

Bart Gordon

Select a Different Legislator
Party
D
State and District
Tennessee, District 6
Chamber
House
Last served
Last served in the 111th congress

Top Words & Phrases

Bars represent popularity relative to top phrase
Phrase size:    One    Two    Three    Four    Five
  1. applaud the invaluable services provided
  2. depth of training and hard
  3. few realize the depth of
  4. freely of their time so
  5. opportunity to applaud the invaluable
  6. realize the depth of training
  7. taking this opportunity to applaud
  8. that goes into being a
  9. the depth of training and
  10. the invaluable services provided by
  11. to applaud the invaluable services
  12. training and hard work that
  13. work that goes into being
  14. people give freely of their
  15. and hard work that goes
  16. invaluable services provided by the
  17. of training and hard work
  18. of their time so that
  19. a volunteer firefighter most attend
  20. an overwhelming desire to do
  1. the tennessee fire
  2. goes into being
  3. that should disaster
  4. people give freely
  5. applaud the invaluable
  6. depth of training
  7. departments a debt
  8. departments are ready
  9. disaster strike and
  10. drills study the
  11. fire training school
  12. firefighter most attend
  13. graciously and generously
  14. have live drills
  15. latest videos featuring
  16. live drills study
  17. most attend the
  18. murfreesboro where they
  19. owe these volunteer
  20. qualified volunteer fire
  1. murfreesboro
  2. mtsu
  3. twice-monthly
  4. interning
  5. rutherford
  6. tennessee
  7. civic-minded
  8. drills
  9. tennessee's
  10. smyrna
  11. mep
  12. cookeville
  13. firefighter
  14. intensified
  15. videos
  16. volunteer
  17. fire
  18. featuring
  19. nanotechnology
  20. nasa
  1. tennessee fire
  2. middle tennessee
  3. drills study
  4. firefighter most
  5. latest videos
  6. live drills
  7. most attend
  8. home catch
  9. murfreesboro where
  10. intensified training
  11. brave civic-minded
  12. volunteer fire
  13. qualified volunteer
  14. videos featuring
  15. further intensified
  16. as attend
  17. rutherford county
  18. should disaster
  19. undergo further
  20. preparation includes
  1. applaud the invaluable services
  2. depth of training and
  3. few realize the depth
  4. goes into being a
  5. that goes into being
  6. that should disaster strike
  7. the depth of training
  8. the invaluable services provided
  9. to applaud the invaluable
  10. people give freely of
  11. invaluable services provided by
  12. of training and hard
  13. a volunteer firefighter most
  14. and generously of themselves
  15. and qualified volunteer fire
  16. attend the tennessee fire
  17. becoming a volunteer firefighter
  18. can obtain the knowledge
  19. departments a debt of
  20. departments are ready and

Congressional Record entries

Entry Title Date
Recognizing The Contributions Of Louis Finkel To The House Committee On Science And Technology December 21, 2010
Bart Gordon, D-TN
"Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the service of a valued staff member of the Committee on Science and Technology, my Chief of Staff, Louis Finkel. While Louis still has decisions to make about his future, I've already made my choice. He may remain with the Committee or with the House, but after next week, I no longer will and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank him for his service."
Recognizing The Contributions Of Leigh Ann Brown To The House Committee On Science And Technology December 21, 2010
Bart Gordon, D-TN
"Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the service of a valued staff member of the Committee on Science and Technology, Leigh Ann Brown. She can best be described as my 'right hand' and she has been with me almost as long."
Honoring The Service And Dedication Of Kent Syler December 18, 2010
Bart Gordon, D-TN
"Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize James Kent Syler for his contributions to the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee. As any member of Congress knows, our legislative achievements and successful constituent services programs would not be possible without a cadre of great staff working behind the scenes. Throughout my time in Congress, I have been fortunate to have many bright, able staff members with an interest in serving their country by working in this body. Today, I'd like to single out someone who has accomplished an amazing feat that deserves recognition, applause, and perhaps, a test of his sanity; incredibly, Kent Syler has been a part of my staff for all of my 26 years in Congress."
Honoring The Service And Dedication Of Billy G. Smith December 18, 2010
Bart Gordon, D-TN
"Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Billy G. Smith for his contributions to the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee. As any member of Congress knows, our legislative achievements and successful constituent services programs would not be possible without a cadre of great staff working behind the scenes. Throughout my time in Congress, I have been fortunate to have many bright, able staff members with an interest in serving their country by working in this body. Today, I'd like to single out someone who has accomplished an amazing feat that deserves recognition, applause, and perhaps, a test of his sanity; incredibly, Billy G. has been a part of my staff for all of my 26 years in Congress."
Honoring The Service And Dedication Of Caroline Diaz-Barriga December 18, 2010
Bart Gordon, D-TN
"Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Caroline Diaz-Barriga for her contributions to the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee. As any member of Congress knows, our legislative achievements and successful constituent services programs would not be possible without a cadre of great staff working behind the scenes. Throughout my time in Congress, I have been fortunate to have many bright, able staff members with an interest in serving their country by working in this body. Today, I'd like to single out those who are serving my constituents as my tenure comes to a close."

Similar Legislators