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Press Releases 1999
12/22/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $125,000 COPS IN SCHOOLS GRANT FOR ORANGE
12/22/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $259,092 HUD GRANT FOR AMERICAN RED CROSS TO AID HOMELESS
12/22/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $92,312 HUD GRANT FOR OUR FRIENDS® HOUSE TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY
12/13/1999 OLVER CALLS ON CELLUCCI TO INCREASE STATE MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO MASSACHUSETTS NURSING HOMES
12/13/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $880,456 IN FEDERAL HOUSING GRANTS FOR HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COMMUNITIES
12/13/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $357,000 GRANT FOR MEDICAL MOBILE UNIT FOR FITCHBURG/LEOMINSTER VETERANS
11/30/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES CLINTON SIGNS INTO LAW BBA FINANCIAL RELIEF PACKAGE TO AID MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
11/29/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT REACHED ON SATELLITE TV: RURAL RESIDENTS WILL HAVE COVERAGE RESTORED
11/29/1999 OLVER SAYS HIV/AIDS-RELATED DEATHS ON THE RISE: NEW FUNDING WILL HELP CAUSE 
11/27/1999 OLVER AND COLLEAGUES SEND LETTER TO PRESIDENT CLINTON URGING HALT OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO, AS LIVE-FIRE WEAPONS TRAINING SITE
11/24/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION FOR FITCHBURG CANCER CENTER
11/18/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF NORTHEAST DAIRY COMPACT 
11/17/1999 HOUSE PASSES BILL TO AID LONG-TERM CARE FOR VETERANS
11/10/1999 MEDIA ADVISORY: PRESENTATION OF PURPLE HEART HONORING LT. WILLIAM H. KANE OF WESTFIELD
11/08/1999 OLVER LOBBIES COLLEAGUES TO HELP FINANCIALLY DEVASTATED NURSING HOME FACILITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
11/05/1999 OLVER SENDS LETTER TO CELLUCCI: õWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS NEEDS ECONOMIES OF SCALE TO ATTRACT MEDICARE HMOSö
11/05/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES HOUSE PASSAGE OF BILL TO PROVIDE BBA MEDICARE GIVEBACK PAYMENTS
11/01/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION FOR FITCHBURG CANCER CENTER
10/25/1999 OLVER CELEBRATES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PITTSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP NEW PITTSFIELD-BASED COMPANY EV WORLDWIDE 
10/22/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $1.425 MILLION FOR PIONEER VALLEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FOR CONNECTICUT RIVER
10/22/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES MILLENNIUM LEGACY TRAIL DESIGNATION FOR NORWOTTUCK NETWORK
10/21/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES NEW HUD PROGRAM TO HELP WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD PHASE III
10/20/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $300,000 IN LOAN PROGRAMS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
10/19/1999 LOCAL STUDENTS FROM LEOMINSTER AND ORANGE ATTENDING WASHINGTON DC CONFERENCE ON TEEN VIOLENCE
10/14/1999 OLVER AND KENNEDY ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION FOR UMASS TELESCOPE 
10/14/1999 OLVER, KERRY AND KENNEDY ANNOUNCE: $250,000 FOR HOLYOKE YMCA, AND $250,000 FOR HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE
10/08/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $1.25 MILLION FOR MART TO EXPAND BUS FACILITY AND PARKING IN LEOMINSTER
10/08/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $550,000 FOR NORTHERN TIER COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION AND $1.25 MILLION FOR CTAA
10/07/1999 OLVER HOLDS OUT HOPE FOR REAL MANAGED CARE REFORM
10/01/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES FINAL PASSAGE OF $3.6 MILLION FOR PITTSFIELD INTERMODAL CENTER IN FY Å00 TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL
10/01/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER AND SENATORS KERRY AND KENNEDY SECURE $300,000 FOR SEAFOOD SAFETY RESEARCH AT UMASS/AMHERST
10/01/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES FINAL PASSAGE OF $500,000 FOR WESTFIELD INTERMODAL CENTER IN FY Å00 TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL
10/01/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $650,000 FOR PIONEER VALLEY PARATRANSIT AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES
09/30/1999 HUSKY WORKERS APPROVED FOR WORKER ASSISTANCE CENTER
09/29/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $825,000 ÅCORRECTIVE ACTION® GRANT FOR ASHFIELD WATER TREATMENT PLANT
09/24/1999 REP. OLVER ANNOUNCES $450,000 GRANT FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE REFUGEES WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
09/23/1999 OLVER SAYS 1999 WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS LEADERS CONFERENCE IS A HUGE SUCCESS
09/22/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES KEY HOUSE VICTORY FOR NEW ENGLAND DAIRY FARMERS 
09/20/1999 LUK CRISIS CENTER AWARDED FUNDS TO AID RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH
09/14/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $200,000 GRANT TO FRANKLIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FOR PUBLIC DENTAL CARE
09/10/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES TWO DESIGN CONTRACTS FOR ROUTE 2 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY MASS HIGHWAY
09/09/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $212,790 HOUSING MODERNIZATION GRANT FOR WINCHENDON
09/09/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $125,000 COPS IN SCHOOLS GRANT FOR ATHOL
09/02/1999 MASSACHUSETTS COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS PRESENTS REP. OLVER WITH THE 1999 NURSE PRACTITIONER ADVOCATE AWARD
09/02/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER AND SENATOR KENNEDY ANNOUNCE $200,000 GRANT FOR RURAL HEALTH OUTREACH IN BERKSHIRE, FRANKLIN, WORCESTER AND BARNSTABLE COUNTIES
09/01/1999 OLVER AND KENNEDY ANNOUNCE DISLOCATED HUSKY WORKERS ELIGIBLE FOR TRADE AND ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
08/05/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO BRING SAFE WATER TO RUSSELL
07/16/1999 OLVER SUCCEEDS IN INCLUDING LANGUAGE IN AFRICA TRADE BILL TO ADDRESS EFFECT OF HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC
07/14/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $710,000 GRANT FOR CITY OF HOLYOKE AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:
07/12/1999 OLVER HEADS CONGRESSIONAL TRIP INTO POST-WAR KOSOVA -- First House Delegation There Since End of Balkan Conflict
07/12/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES TOWN OF EGREMONT TO RECEIVE $1.6 MILLION FROM USDA FOR SAFE WATER INITIATIVE
07/1/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $19 MILLION APPROVED BY HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR BARNES AND WESTOVER
06/25/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $520,000 IN AMERICORPS FUNDING FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
06/24/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES TURNERS FALLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WILL RECEIVE A $67,500 GRANT FOR AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
06/24/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES BERKSHIRE COUNTY AIRPORTS WILL RECEIVE CRITICAL PLANNING FUNDS FOR RUNWAY IMPROVEMENTS
06/18/1999 OLVER CRITICIZES HOUSE REPUBLICAN-SPONSORED GUN SAFETY AND JUVENILE JUSTICE BILLS
06/10/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION FOR WESTFIELD INTERMODAL CENTER IN FY Å00 TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL
06/10/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $600,000 FOR GREENFIELD MONTAGUE BUSES IN FY Å00 TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL
06/10/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN NORTH CENTRAL MASS IS INCLUDED IN FY Å00 TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION BILL
06/09/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR PITTSFIELD INTERMODAL CENTER IN FY Å00 TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL
05/25/1999 OLVER, KENNEDY, AND KERRY HAIL $1 MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP IN COLRAIN AND GREENFIELD
05/19/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER AND SENATORS KENNEDY AND KERRY ANNOUNCE $2.8 MILLION GRANT FOR EDITH WHARTON RESTORATION PROJECT 
05/13/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $500,000 GRANT FOR PIONEER VALLEY JOB ACCESS AND COMMUTE PROGRAM
05/12/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVE REACHES GOAL OF 100,000 COPS ON THE BEAT
05/11/1999 REP. OLVER INTRODUCES BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP BILL: õCommunity Revitalization and Brownfields Cleanup Act of 1999"
04/27/1999 OLVER COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO REAUTHORIZE NORTHEAST DAIRY COMPACT
04/23/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES OVER $100,000 IN COPS GRANTS FOR AMHERST, GRANBY AND GREENFIELD
04/21/1999 OLVER SPONSORS LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR UNDER-SERVED AMERICANS: õMedicaid Nursing Incentive Actö
04/16/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES FITCHBURG GE DISLOCATED WORKERS ELIGIBLE FOR TRADE AND ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
04/15/1999 OLVER AND COLLEAGUES URGE PRESIDENT CLINTON: õDO NOT PRECLUDE THE USE OF GROUND TROOPS IN KOSOVAö
04/14/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES A TOTAL OF $297,000 NEA GRANTS FOR HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE COUNTIES
03/30/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES $75,000 GRANT FOR WOOD IN TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
03/25/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $15,000 BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANT FOR MWCC
03/24/1999 STATEMENT BY CONGRESSMAN JOHN W. OLVER ON AIR STRIKES AGAINST YUGOSLAV/SERBIAN ARMED FORCES
03/24/1999 OLVER SPEAKS OUT ON HOUSE FLOOR AGAINST OFFSETS IN EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL
03/24/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO REMEDY GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET 
03/17/1999 OLVER, JOINED BY LOCAL AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES, ANNOUNCE AVAILABILITY OF $252,000 IN FEDERAL GRANTS FOR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN HAMPDEN COUNTY 
03/15/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION HUD LOAN FOR PITTSFIELD
03/10/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $150,000 õCOMMUNITY POLICING EFFORTSö GRANT FOR TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON
03/5/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES $140,335 GRANT FOR TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG
03/3/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER JOINS PRESIDENT CLINTON TO UNVEIL 1999 UNIFIED AGENDA 
03/1/1999 REP. OLVER ANNOUNCES USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR SOUTHWICK SEWER SYSTEM: $1,570,000 LOAN AND $642,000 GRANT 
02/26/1999 OLVER COMMENTS ON SENATOR KERRY®S OFFICIAL DECISION TO PULL OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE 
02/17/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $75,000 GRANT FOR LUNENBERG POLICE DEPARTMENT 
02/12/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER®S OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARDING SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL AND ACQUITTAL OF PRESIDENT CLINTON 
02/12/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER LEADS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO TOUR MILITARY BASES IN EUROPE AND ASIA 
02/09/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $100,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY OF FITCHBURG 
02/03/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER AND MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATION INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ENSURE MEDICARE HMO COVERAGE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS 
02/03/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER (MA - 1st District) SPEAKS-OUT ON HOUSE FLOOR REGARDING GRAVE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN KOSOVA 
02/03/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $199,962 FOR JUVENILE MENTORING PROGRAM IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 
02/01/1999 REP. OLVER ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT®S FY Å00 BUDGET INCLUDES $4 MILLION FOR MEPS CENTER AT WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE 
01/28/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $75,000 GRANT FOR SOUTHWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORTS 
01/28/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER ANNOUNCES $142,904 IN COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS FOR ERVING, WHATELY AND MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 
01/25/1999 OLVER ANNOUNCES 100% FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATE VETERAN®S CEMETERY IN WINCHENDON 
01/21/1999 CONGRESSMAN OLVER NAMED TOP DEMOCRAT ON HOUSE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE 
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