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Agriculture & Rural Development

June 22, 2022
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2023 funding bill.
June 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.R.7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act which is a bipartisan legislative package to help lower prices for America's families in the grocery aisle and at the gas pump.
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Congressman Bishop presides over the subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
June 15, 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, introduced and led the subcommittee in approving its Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
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WTVY 4 CBS in Dothan, Alabama reports on Congressman Bishop securing funding two projects for Southwest Georgia in the Fiscal Year 2023 Ag funding bill
June 15, 2022
(video accompanying this article is located on the WTVY website)
-The projects will support the city of Donalsonville, Georgia in expanding their wireless, high-speed internet service.
DONALSONVILLE, Ga (WTVY) - Wednesday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
February 4, 2022
ALBANY, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded $1.25 million to local farms through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program.
February 4, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) highlighted several broadband infrastructure improvement projects across Middle and Southwest Georgia funded through the American Rescue Plan Act and with local matching funds. The projects were announced by Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp, state leaders, and the state's Broadband Infrastructure Committee.
January 5, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded the Biden Administration's announced victory in a trade dispute with Canada related to dairy restrictions. The announcement made by U.S.
December 9, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Mike Levin (CA-49), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Richard Hudson (NC-08) introduced the Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act to make it easier for military families to qualify for school meal programs.
November 12, 2021
COLUMBUS, GA – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) hosted a virtual town hall event to promote awareness of and participation in U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD) programs.