In the News
By Terry Lewis
ALBANY, Ga. — Nearly 90 diverse members of the Southwest Georgia community gathered at Albany Technical College Monday evening to take part in a deficit reduction workshop conducted by U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Albany, and the bipartisan Concord Coalition.
By Tayleigh Davis
June 20, 2011
Along with the heat, the drought has been a huge problem for homeowners and farmers.
Congressman Sanford Bishop is joining the governor's office in making a disaster declaration.
Bishop says he's already asked the Secretary of Agriculture to get involved in helping southwest Georgia.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Ronquel Robinson was discharged from the U.S. Army in early 2008 and headed to Atlanta to learn video production.
The newly minted veteran had no idea what awaited after he completed two years of classes recession, a slow job market and double-digit unemployment.
June 6, 2011
As the Iraqi War comes to an end and the draw down of forces in Afghanistan begins, many newly released veterans will flood an already tight job market. In preparation for these new job seekers, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, D-Ga., is leading the House's effort to pass bipartisan legislation to help veterans gain employment after leaving the service.
WASHINGTON -- Georgia farmers and the lawmakers who represent them want to make sure that federal regulators don’t make it more difficult to spread pesticides on their land.
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. has been recognized by Military Spouse Magazine for his work on behalf of military families and a commitment to help those serving in the armed forces.
Bishop, who represents the 2nd Congressional District which includes south Columbus and Fort Benning, received the honor during the magazine's annual Military Spouse of the Year Luncheon.
"This is a historic moment for the U.S. special operations and intelligence communities. I highly commend the special operations units who undertook this mission and carried it out with no injuries to women or children inside the compound. The CIA and others in the U.S. intelligence community did a phenomenal job over several months in carrying out this assignment." U.S. Sen.
Under a clear blue sky on a red clay lot off Bass Road, the U.S. Army surgeon general joined local military and community leaders Friday to break ground on the new Martin Army Community Hospital.
The last decade hasn't been kind to majority-black congressional districts across the country.
Many members of Georgia's delegation in the U.S. House were busy laying blame this week in advance of the possible government shutdown.