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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reinstated billions of dollars in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants that he had cancelled less than 24 hours earlier:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted for H.R. 7006, a bipartisan funding bill that covers financial services, general government, national security, and the U.S. Department of State. The funding will help hard-working Americans with tax filing assistance.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) urged the Trump Administration to reverse course on its recent decision to cancel billions of dollars in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, secured over $14 million in funding for nine crucial projects in Middle and Southwest Georgia that help hardworking families have access to affordable, clean water.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-02) supported H.R. 1834, a bill restoring Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced tax credits through the end of 2028. These tax credits, which expired at the end of last year, help as many as 92,000 Georgians in the Second Congressional District and millions of Americans lower their monthly health insurance premiums.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) was presented with the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) 2025 Legislator of the Year Award.
WASHINGTON – Specialty Crop Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21), Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07), and Rep. David Valadao (CA-22), joined by 103 Members of Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees urging immediate and equitable relief for specialty crop producers.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) opposed, H.R. 6703, a bill prepared by U.S. House Republican leaders that fails to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits. Without Congressional action to extend the credits before December 31, the cost of health insurance could double or triple and make it unaffordable for 20 million Americans.
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.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) called on the U.S. House of Representatives to take up the Pharmacists Fight Back Act to rein in the abusive practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), the middlemen of drug pricing.