Senior Citizens

ALBANY, GA – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined National President of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Leanne Lemley; Georgia President of the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW Mickie Rogers; Georgia State Commander of the VFW Rusty Rogers; VFW Post 2785 Commander Paul Murray; VFW Department of Georgia National Council Member Dean Smith; and Commander of the Albany Marine Corps Logistics Base Colonel Don Davis at the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars banquet in Albany.

CLIMAX, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) expressed his concern about the decision of the United States Postal Service to close the main Post Office in Climax, Georgia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today the senior Democratic appropriators for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Veterans Affairs (VA), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA), sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and VA Secretary Eric Shinseki urging them to protect seniors, veterans and other patients by ensuring the safety of compounded medications.

ALBANY, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined community officials, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital administration, SOWEGA Council on Aging staff, and SOWEGA Council on Aging Executive Director Kay Hind at the groundbreaking at the site of their future senior center and life enrichment center.

ALBANY, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe expressing his concern about the imminent closing of the Broad Avenue Post Office in Albany, Georgia. In the letter, Congressman Bishop requested to be provided with the financial justifications behind this decision, the plans to find employment for the post office employees at the location, and if there are any proposals to open another post office in Albany to replace the Broad Avenue location.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member on the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies as well as the Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the American Logistics Association (ALA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement today to commemorate the 11^th anniversary of 9/11:

“As a nation, we remember the pain 9/11 has brought upon our homeland. The shock of an unprovoked attack, the outrage against known perpetrators, the shared sadness at the loss of life, and, as the years rolled on, the bitterness against what seemed like an almost insurmountable task of bringing the architects of 9/11 to justice.