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BLUFFTON, Ga. – Two businesses in Middle and Southwest Georgia are being awarded a total of $1.89 million by the Biden-Harris Administration through two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program and the Local Meat Capacity Grant Program. The funding for these awards was made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which Congressman Bishop supported in Congress.
MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Mercer University has been awarded $176,238 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Exploratory Award Program is administered by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will support cancer and autoimmune disease-related research at Mercer University.
ALBANY, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement upon the passing of Bernice Johnson Reagon, a leader in the Albany Movement within the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and founding member of the Freedom Singers, a part of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement regarding the passing of his longtime colleague Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas.
“I was deeply saddened to learn that my friend and colleague, Sheila Jackson-Lee, has transitioned from labor to reward.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) issued the following statement after a shooting incident at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania for former President Donald Trump:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Austin Scott (GA-08) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), alongside U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, introduced bipartisan legislation to establish Georgia’s first National Park.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., a senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Congressional Black Caucus, released the following statement in response to the news today that his colleague, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr., of New Jersey, had transitioned:
WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) introduced H.Con.Res. 103, legislation that would authorize the use of the U.S.
ALBANY, Ga. – On Saturday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) hosted a reception at the Albany Museum of Art to celebrate the participants in the 2024 Congressional Art Competition from Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District. The annual competition for high school students has taken place for over four decades.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding a $19,987,665 Head Start grant to the Enrichment Services Program, Inc. (ESP) in Columbus, Georgia. Head Start grants are used to promote school readiness for children from birth to five years old who come from low-income families.