Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted to support a combined funding bill which will provide full-year funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 to the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, and other departments and agencies that support affordable housing and health care and advance medical research; workforce training as well as entrepreneurs and small business owners; and America’s military families, national defense, diplomacy, and election security. The bill also froze funding for the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted for two War Powers resolutions that were introduced to halt the ongoing use of military force by the Trump Administration in the Caribbean without Congressional authorization. To date, President Trump has ordered airstrikes on at least 23 vessels, killing at least 86 civilians. He also threatened military action against Venezuela.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israel:
“As the Jewish community gathers around the world to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot, we pause to remember the nearly 1,200 Israelis who were killed two years ago today when the terrorist group Hamas launched its savage attack.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted against a bill that would take back $9.4 billion in funds that were already Congressionally approved and signed into law. These funds were approved by Congress and signed into law earlier this year. H.R. 4 was previously considered by the U.S. House but was since modified by the U.S. Senate to restore $400 million in funds for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, A George W. Bush-era program which has helped prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths a year.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, voted against H.R. 4106, the bill to fund the U.S. Department of Defense for Fiscal Year 2026.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement in response to the killing of two Israel Embassy employees last night in Washington, DC:
“It is heartbreaking that these two young Israel Embassy employees who were attending an event dedicated to peace were cut down in the prime of their lives. Antisemitism and political violence have no place in a civilized society. May the memories of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim be a blessing.”
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) delivered the following remarks at an event at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center commemorating the one-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel:
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) supported four bipartisan bills that would address threats against the United States in Europe, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific Region as well as support American operations and allies in these regions. The bills were approved with large majorities and now head to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, supported bipartisan legislation that will fund many federal departments, agencies, and programs for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2024. The bill was approved by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 286-134 and now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), co-chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus and senior member on the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, issued the following statement regarding the death of three U.S. Servicemembers from the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade at Fort Moore who were killed during an attack on their base in Jordan.