Rep. Gordon retiring
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon, a sponsor of legislation to promote nanotechnology, announced Dec. 14 he will not seek re-election in 2010 and will resign at the end of the 111 Congress. The Tennessee Democrat sponsored the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act - which passed the House in February - to direct federal nanotechnology research, including prioritizing public health protection (1"The Rose Sheet" Feb. 16, 2009)