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March 12, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued this statement following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge’s announcement that she will retire later this month:

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Congressman Bishop participates in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new USDA Ag research facility in Tifton, Georgia
February 23, 2024

TIFTON, Ga. – On Wednesday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), the Democratic leader of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, joined leaders from the U.S.

February 9, 2024

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families is awarding a $3,091,496 Head Start grant to the Middle Georgia Community Action Agency, Inc.

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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.

December 20, 2023

MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), announced that the Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council (EOC), Inc. will receive $4,278,717 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Head Start grant program.