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
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.
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October 13, 2022
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
June 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday evening, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.