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December 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga., announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a $144,900 grant for facility improvements at the East Baker Commercial Kitchen in Baker County.
December 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a $144,900 grant for facility improvements at the East Baker Commercial Kitchen in Baker County, Georgia.
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December 3, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Job Corps Caucus, received the 2022 Congressional Leadership Award from the Friends of the Congressional Job Corps Caucus for his support of the Job Corps program.
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December 2, 2022
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - A park known as Chason Park is getting expanded thanks to federal funds.
The City of Bainbridge was awarded $1.2 million from the Department of Community Affairs for Rural Downtown Redevelopment. They also received over $30,000 from a trust foundation. All the money will go towards the Chason Park Expansion Project.
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December 1, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Job Corps Caucus received the 2022 Congressional Leadership Award from the Friends of the Congressional Job Corps Caucus for his staunch support of the Job Corps program.
Congressman Bishop also welcomed Job Corps students who visited the U.S.
Issues:EducationJobs & Workforce
November 24, 2022
This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's (IIJA) enactment. Congresman Bishop supported the bipartisan infrastrucure bill's approval in Conress.
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October 27, 2022
ALBANY, GA – 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, and U.S.
October 27, 2022
COLUMBUS, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA02) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing $4,345,000 in rebates to Middle and Southwest Georgia school districts for electric school buses they purchased.
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October 27, 2022
Pippin Orchards, in Dougherty County, was awarded a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant.
The grant was awarded by Secretary of Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop.
The Pippin family is grateful for the grant and is excited for the future of their farm.
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.