Business & Employers

Small businesses are the cornerstone of our economy. I support legislation to establish a lending fund to provide community banks with capital to increase small business lending. I also support investing in innovative state small business lending programs, providing tax incentives to purchase employee health insurance coverage, reducing regulatory burdens and unnecessary paperwork, and enacting measures to spur small business creation and new jobs.

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CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE BILL AND CONTINUING RESOLUTION
December 21, 2017
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) released the following statement regarding his support for the disaster assistance bill and the continuing resolution to fund the government. The disaster assistance bill includes $81 billion in assistance for communities impacted by recent storms, fires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.
Issues:VeteransFederal Budget, Appropriations, & TaxesBuilding Our CommunitiesAgriculture & Rural DevelopmentDisaster Relief & PreparednessFederal Budget, Jobs, & the EconomyBusiness & EmployersJobs & WorkforceEconomy, Financial Services, & TradeHealthcare
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CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO HOUSE TAX LEGISLATION
November 17, 2017
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement concerning his vote in opposition to the House's misguided tax legislation, which would saddle the nation with crippling debt and provide little to no tax relief for thousands of residents of Georgia's Second Congressional District.
Issues:TaxesBuilding Our CommunitiesFederal Budget, Jobs, & the EconomyBusiness & EmployersJobs & WorkforceEconomy, Financial Services, & Trade
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CONGRESSMAN SANFORD BISHOP ANNOUNCES RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS IN MIDDLE AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
September 27, 2017
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02), is pleased to announce that the Rural Development agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved over $6.5 million in funding to the City of Butler, as well as an $8,248 grant to Brumbelow Foods in Randolph County, both located in the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia.
Issues:Building Our CommunitiesAgriculture & Rural DevelopmentFederal Budget, Jobs, & the EconomyBusiness & EmployersJobs & WorkforceEconomy, Financial Services, & Trade
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CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON HARVEY AID PACKAGE
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CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S FY18 BUDGET REQUEST
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THE TRUMP BUDGET: A BAD DEAL FOR GEORGIA’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
April 19, 2017
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Throughout my career in Congress I have maintained a reputation for working across the aisle to craft and enact sensible policies and sensible budgets on a bipartisan basis. My only litmus test has been whether a particular bill, budget, resolution, or other action will improve the lives of the hard working people of the Second Congressional District of Georgia.
Issues:Foreign AffairsBuilding Our CommunitiesAgriculture & Rural DevelopmentDisaster Relief & PreparednessHomeland SecurityEducationHelping FamiliesHousing and Community DevelopmentTransportation & InfrastructureSenior CitizensFederal Budget, Jobs, & the EconomyBusiness & EmployersJobs & WorkforceEconomy, Financial Services, & Trade
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CONGRESSMAN BISHOP APPLAUDS SPECIAL MASTER RECOMMENTATION ON GEORGIA-FLORIDA WATER CASE
February 15, 2017
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr (GA-02) applauds Special Master Ralph Lancaster, Jr.'s recommendation, issued yesterday, that the U.S. Supreme Court deny Florida's request for a cap on Georgia's water usage.

Issues:Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFederal Budget, Jobs, & the EconomyBusiness & EmployersJobs & WorkforceEconomy, Financial Services, & Trade
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CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON STORM DAMAGE IN MIDDLE AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
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CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SUPPORTS FOUNDATION OF BRICK INDUSTRY, SMALL BUSINESS
March 4, 2016
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) took to the floor of the U. S. House of Representatives to support small businesses in Georgia’s brick industry by working to pass H.R. 4557, the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act. Co-sponsored by Congressman Bishop, H.R.

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ADVISORY: SBA FEDERAL ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS AVAILABLE IN GEORGIA
January 28, 2016
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ADVISORY: SBA FEDERAL ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS AVAILABLE IN GEORGIA

Issues:Disaster Relief & PreparednessBusiness & Employers
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