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Congressman Bishop receives the 2022 Congressional Leadership Award from the Friends of the Job Corps Caucus
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.
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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Congressman Bishop and USDA Under Secretary Torres Small tour Pippin Orchard LLC in Albany, GA
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.
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September 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. announced this week that Camilla Bancshares Inc. in Camilla will receive $13,708,000 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through its Emergency Capital Investment Program for a range of community investments such as affordable housing and community development projects.
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September 23, 2022
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA02) announced that Camilla Bancshares, Inc. in Camilla, GA will be receiving $13,708,000 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through its Emergency Capital Investment Program for a range of community investments such as affordable housing and community development projects.
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Banner for the Albany Herald (Albany, GA)
September 23, 2022
ALBANY — The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce led a delegation of local leaders to Washington, D.C., for the annual "DC Fly In," the organization's long-standing annual federal advocacy event. The delegation, representing the public and private sectors, met with national leaders and lawmakers on issues most vital to Albany and southwest Georgia.
September 22, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA02) announced that Camilla Bancshares, Inc. in Camilla, GA will be receiving $13,708,000 from the U.S.