G. V. 'Sonny' Montgomery Weekly Radio Show 6/5/1996

Creator

Gillespie V. Montgomery

Preferred Citation

[Title], G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Collection. Mississippi Political Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Description

1- Sir, during the recent floor debate on the Military Construction Package, you spoke on the amount allotted to the Army National Guard. Will you tell us what was said? *Guard gets 3 % while doing 40% of mission. There is a need for more funding.; 2- The VA medical facilities construction bill was brought to the U.S. House of Representatives this week. What were some of the points of this bill? *$434 million for 27 facilities *Allows for non-profit research *Renames 3 after congressmen (Jackson MS facility after Sonny Montgomery); 3- The town of Bay Springs has been awarded a federal grant for a new goat meat processing plant. What is expected to use this facility? *RECD grant is $490,000 *Used to construct 3 facilities *It will service Claiborne, Copiah, Jasper, Jefferson, Simpson, and Smith counties *Group has identified 30 potential markets for the product.

Contributor(s)

G.V. 'Sonny' Montgomery

Subjects

Military Construction. National Guard. VA Medical Facilities Construction Bill.

Date

6-5-1996

Time Period

1990-1999

Object Type

Sound

Format (Original)

audio cassettes

Format (Digital)

MP3

Physical ID

GVM_c_0251

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi Political Collections, G. V. 'Sonny' Montgomery Collection, Box 75, Folder 250

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

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Contact Information

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