In the News
By Jade Bulecza
Friday, February 25, 2011
VALDOSTA, GA - A new center that serves children with disabilities and their families opened Thursday in Valdosta.
The home gives caregivers a break by temporarily caring for the children.
Congressman Sanford Bishop cut the ribbon on Megan's House on Williams Street.
This is the third Megan's house after ones in Albany and Waycross.
They're named after Megan Holloman who died at age 14 from a rare chromosome disorder.
By Sarah Bleau
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Rep. Bishop and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner talk about Continuing Resolution that would cut $5.2 billion in agriculture funds
ALBANY, GA -- Representative Sanford Bishop and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black discussed a resolution that could cut agriculture programs by 22 percent.
By Ray Henry
Thursday, February 24, 2011
A Republican budget proposal cutting roughly $5 billion in federal agriculture spending would have a "pretty devastating effect" on the state's single-largest economic sector, Democratic U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop said Wednesday.
By April Hunt
Thursday, February 24, 2011
A congressman from southwest Georgia and the state agriculture commissioner joined forces Wednesday to warn about “devastating effects” that cutting $5 billion in federal agriculture spending could have in Georgia.
The proposed cuts are part of a Republican budget proposal that the U.S. House passed Saturday.
“It’s necessary to cut the budget, but we want to keep the things that work well and are essential to Georgia agriculture,” said U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop of Albany.
By J.D. Sumner
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Once completed, a $9 million Albany transportation facility will be the state’s first LEED-Certified transit center.
ALBANY, GA — The Georgia Department of Transportation has completed its environmental assessment for a planned multimodal transit station in downtown Albany and has set a hearing for March 17 for public comment.
By Ray Henry
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Congressman Sanford Bishop and Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black are meeting to discuss federal spending for agriculture, the state's single-largest economic sector.
The two leaders are planning a news conference Wednesday after a meeting where they will discuss upcoming legislation setting federal agriculture subsidies.
Bishop, a Democrat, sits on an agriculture-focused subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. Black, a Republican, won office in November.
By The Associated Press
Thursday, February 23, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Congressman Sanford Bishop and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black say the federal government must maintain a financial safety net for farmers as Congress weighs spending cuts.
While they cautioned against hasty spending cuts, they did not say where the federal government could trim its spending on agriculture.
By Roy Roberson
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Included among the groups represented at the 2011 Southeast Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association meeting were blackberry and raspberry growers, peach growers, vegetable growers, watermelon growers, Vidalia onion growers, organic growers, muscadine grape growers, blueberry growers, pecan growers, strawberry growers, sweet corn growers and roadside marketers.
A rousing speech by Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop highlighted the recent Southeast Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association meeting in Savannah, Ga.
By Olivia Laborde
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
When you see Congressman Sanford Bishop and his wife Vivian together, you notice an ease that comes from several years together. The couple’s first date was in 1985 but they didn't walk down the aisle until 2001.
By Romney Smith
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Representative John Lewis wins the highest award any civilian can win
Congressman Sanford Bishop released a statement on Georgia representative John Lewis receiving the Medal of Freedom today.