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National Job Corps Office Relaunch 2021
June 5, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Job Corps Caucus, led a letter signed by 199 members of Congress to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to continue the Job Corps program.

May 29, 2025

WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Job Corps Caucus, released the following statement in response to news today that the Trump Administration is pausing Job Corps Center operations, effectively shuttering Job Corps Centers nationwide, including the Turner Job Corps Center in Albany, Georgia.

February 24, 2025

WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), issued the following statement regarding a weekend directive issued by Elon Musk and an email from U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to federal workers urging them to email OPM what they did in the previous week and that nonresponse would be constitute resignation:

February 6, 2025

WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA) re-registered the Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus and will serve as the caucus’s bipartisan Democratic and Republican co-chairs, respectively.

July 11, 2024

FORT VALLEY, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that today, the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding Blue Bird Corporation a $79,728,146 million grant through the U.S.

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Future site of the Americus Fresh food processing facility made possible by more than $90M in USDA loans
January 19, 2024

AMERICUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Democratic leader of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, is pleased to announce $90 million in loan guarantees last week from the U.S.

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Congressman Bishop accepts the 2023 Paul Wellstone Award from the United Steelworkers
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Congressman Bishop accepts the 2023 Paul Wellstone Award from the United Steelworkers

June 13, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) received the United Steelworkers (USW) 2023 Paul Wellstone Award which is presented annually by the USW to elected officials and citizens for their steadfast support of organized labor.

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Congressman Bishop presents a ceremonial “big check” in Camilla, GA, representing the $3,941,986 he secured in federal funds for the Southwest GA Regional Commission to help local governments update their emergency communications equipment.
February 16, 2023
CAMILLA, GA On Friday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) presented a ceremonial check to the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission representing the $3,941,986 in federal funding that the Congressman secured for the organization as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
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Congressman Bishop presents a ceremonial “big check” in Dawson, GA, representing the $1,000,000 he secured in federal funds for a workforce training program operated by the Golden Triangle Resources Conservation and Development Council.
February 13, 2023
DAWSON, GA – On Friday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) presented a ceremonial check to the Golden Triangle Resource Conservation and Development Council (RCDC) representing $1,000,000 in federal funding that the Congressman secured as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.