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December 2003
Louisburg Township Rural Fire District to receive $72,000 for firefighting vehicle
12.17.2003

City of Independence Fire Department to receive $75,500 for equipment
12.17.2003

Evergreen Public Library to receive nearly $90,000
12.15.2003

Tiahrt statement on the capture of Saddam Hussein
12.14.2003

Tiahrt statement on Condit resignation
12.01.2003

November 2003
House passes historic Medicare reform bill
11.22.2003

Tiahrt Introduces Extended Benefits Bill
11.21.2003

Tiahrt helps secure nearly $3.5 million for water projects
11.19.2003

Derby fire department to receive $58,000 for firefighting equipment
11.19.2003

White House to sign Tanker deal "by the end of the week"
11.12.2003

Wichita geological library to receive $300,000
11.03.2003

October 2003
Augusta Historic Theatre to receive $150,000
10.31.2003

7.2 percent growth defies tax-cut critics
10.30.2003

Former Congressman honored with naming of post office
10.27.2003

Tiahrt statement on Gardner retirement
10.17.2003

Eisenhower Statue to Remain in U.S. Capitol Rotunda
10.15.2003

Oxford Rural Township to receive $175,000 for new firefighting vehicle
10.09.2003

September 2003
U.S. House Approves Defense Appropriations Conference Report
Spending bill includes hundreds of millions of dollars for work in Kansas
09.24.2003

Hurricane forces closure of Tiahrt’s Washington office
09.18.2003

Tiahrt helps VeriPrime launch food safety initiative
09.17.2003

WSU to receive $750,000 for Regional Community Policing Institute
09.12.2003

August 2003
Kansas to receive $2.5 million for Public Charter School Program
08.27.2003

Cowley County Community College awarded $250,000 grant
08.11.2003

July
Tiahrt announces Rocketry Challenge opportunity for local students
07.28.2003

Tiahrt: Three Down, One to Go!
House Armed Services Committee Approves 767 Tanker Lease
07.25.2003

House-passed bill includes $3.3 million for local Kansas projects
07.18.2003

Wichita post office to be named after former 4th District congressman
07.08.2003

June
Tiahrt votes to reform Medicare
06.27.2003

Blunt Names Tiahrt Deputy Whip for Appropriations
[includes audio file]
06.24.2003

Tiahrt votes to increase tax relief for working families
06.12.2003

Kansas to receive $19.6 million for first responders
06.03.2003

May
Tanker Deal is a Big Winner for Everybody
05.23.2003

Tiahrt Lauds Jobs and Growth Package
05.23.2003

Kansas to Make History by Switching Capitol Statues
05.22.2003

Tiahrt Supports Additional Relief for Unemployed Workers
05.22.2003

April
Tiahrt looking for Philippine theater WWII vets
04.15.2003

Tiahrt staff to hold satellite office hours in Sumner County Thursday, April 17
04.14.2003

March
House approves Eisenhower statue unveiling in June
03.25.2003

Tiahrt statement on Pfc. Patrick Miller
03.24.2003

Tiahrt statement on war with Iraq
03.20.2003

Tiahrt to hold townhall meeting
03.10.2003

Tiahrt statement on Bush Medicare Plan
03.04.2003

February
Tiahrt Statement on Human Cloning Prohibition Act
02.27.2003

Tiahrt staff to hold satellite office hours in Independence
02.14.2003

Tiahrt staff to hold satellite office hours in Coffeyville
02.14.2003

Tiahrt secures funding for courthouse restoration
02.13.2003

Tiahrt secures funding for Cowley County projects
02.13.2003

Tiahrt secures funding for Butler County projects
02.13.2003

Tiahrt secures funding for numerous 4th District projects
02.12.2003

Brownback, Tiahrt announce $4 million grant for aircraft industry workers in Wichita area
02.06.2003

Tiahrt response to Secretary Powell's UN remarks
02.05.2003

Tiahrt to staff satellite offices in Harvey County
02.03.2003

Tiahrt statement on Space Shuttle Columbia accident
02.01.2003

January
Tiahrt and colleagues introduce re-employment accounts
01.29.2003

Tiahrt responds to the State of the Union
01.28.2003

Tiahrt nominates area students to military academies
01.16.2003

Tiahrt introduces additional unemployment relief
Legislation would allow early retirement withdrawals penalty-free
01.09.2003

Tiahrt statement on extended unemployment benefits
01.08.2003

Tiahrt introduces legislation to provide extended unemployment benefits
The American Worker Temporary Relief Act would extend benefits for thousands of unemployed local workers
01.07.2003

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