Housing and Community Development
It is vital that individuals and families have access to the American Dream – namely, homeownership. I support legislation to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, stop predatory and irresponsible mortgage loan practices, increase the supply of affordable housing, expand veteran and rural housing opportunities, promote fair housing education and enforcement activities, and finance community development initiatives.
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October 13, 2022
(video available on the Ledger-Enquirer's website)
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge visited Columbus Thursday, stopping at NeighborWorks Columbus, and attending a roundtable discussion at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center as part of "HUD on the Road."
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October 13, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge visited NeighborWorks Columbus on Thursday to make a few announcements during her affordable housing-focused road tour. Congressman Sanford Bishop, who represents Georgia's second congressional district, came to introduce her.
After that meeting, Fudge, Bishop, NeighborWorks Columbus Executive Director Cathy Williams and others went to The Columbus Convention and Trade Center for a roundtable discussion about affordable housing.
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October 13, 2022
(video available on WTVM's website)
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Owning a home is a significant and costly step. But, a program called ‘HUD on the Road' brought U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary to the Chattahoochee Valley this afternoon.
Congressman Sanford Bishop, who represents Georgia's second congressional district, came to introduce Marcia Fudge at the neighborhood works office in Columbus.
September 28, 2022
A Camilla bank has been awarded over $13.7 million in federal funds that can be made available for loan to borrowers in Mitchell and surrounding counties.
Last Thursday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr., announced that Camilla Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of the Bank of Camilla, will be receiving $13,708,000 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through its Emergency Capital Investment Program.
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August 16, 2022
ALBANY — When members of the Flint Riverkeeper environmental group approached Albany officials a few years ago to discuss the city's sewage woes, heavy rainfalls meant frequent discharges of raw sewage into the river and at times overflows into neighborhoods.
A lot has changed since then, and with the city now looking to finance the completion of a project to separate stormwater and sewage to prevent future spills, the future smells much better.
July 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, helped lead debate on and approval of H.R. 8294, a Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill which covered several U.S. departments, agencies, and programs.
July 20, 2022
Democrats won House passage Wednesday of a package of fiscal 2023 appropriations bills that includes new funding for conservation technical assistance and rural broadband as well as substantial spending increases for EPA and the Interior Department.
The package includes bills to fund USDA and FDA, as well as EPA, Interior, the Transportation and the Army Corps of Engineers.
July 15, 2022
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter understands the concerns his fellow Republicans have about "pork" spending, but he said they are missing an important part of their mission by refusing to submit requests for federal funding for specific projects in their districts.
These requests, known formally as "community projects" but better known as earmarks, could bring tens of millions of dollars to Georgia beyond anything the state receives through the normal allocation of program funding.
July 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $135,424 to the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport through its Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
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July 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga., announced Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $135,424 to the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport through its Airport Improvement Program. This money helps complete the new passenger boarding bridge project at the Albany airport.