Federal Budget, Jobs, & the Economy
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies, led bipartisan opposition to H.R.
MACON, Ga. – Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop, Jr. (GA02) announced that Columbus Airport and Middle Georgia Regional Airport both will receive nearly $16 million through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) opposed the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) as well as the FY24 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted against two bills, the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act and the proposed spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) covering Financial Services and General Government funding.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Ranking Member of the U.S.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies – and all subcommittee Democrats – opposed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Agriculture appropriations bill offered by the Majority.
Federal Budget, Appropriations, and Taxes
Congressman Bishop is a senior member and leader within the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted in support of H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, a bill he cosponsored. This bill would restore important and well-established workplace protections for older Americans that were weakened in 2009 by the U.S. Supreme Court.