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Economy, Financial Services, & Trade

July 14, 2023

WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted against two bills, the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act and the proposed spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) covering Financial Services and General Government funding.

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Congressman Bishop presents a ceremonial “big check” in Leesburg, GA, to Mayor Billy Breeden representing the $949,146 he secured in federal funds for the city’s clean water infrastructure development that will support a recreational complex project.
February 23, 2023
LEESBURG, GA Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) presented a ceremonial check to the City of Leesburg representing the $949,146 in federal funding that the Congressman secured for the city as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
February 3, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Austin Scott (GA-08), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee David Scott (GA-13), and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
January 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.Res. 11, a resolution that creates a Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in the U.S. House of Representatives.
November 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported legislation to avert a national railroad shutdown and address outstanding concerns related to rail employee paid sick leave.
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November 2, 2022
ALBANY — Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., announced a $2,997,777 Connecting Minority Communities Program grant to Albany State University. The U.S.
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Banner for WALB 10 NBC/ABC (Albany, GA)
November 2, 2022
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Albany State University was given almost $3 million in grant funding to expand broadband internet service.

The university was given a $2,997,777 Connecting Minority Communities Program grant.

Congressman Sanford Bishop said broadband access is crucial to everyday life.
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November 2, 2022
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded a $2,997,777 Connecting Minority Communities Program grant to Albany State University (ASU) Wednesday.
July 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), and Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) introduced H.R.8432, the Beagle Brigade Act of 2022 in the House of Representatives.