In the News
By Ricki Barker
Sunday, March 15, 2009
ALBANY — Calling it “a tonic or life support for our ailing economy,” U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop elaborated with members at the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Seminar Saturday on the effects that the $787 billion stimulus package will have on southwest Georgia.
By Maynard Eaton (Georgia Online News Service)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
By Brennan Leathers
Friday, February 20, 2009
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop was the guest of honor as Bainbridge College hosted a musical and oratory convocation to mark February as Black History Month.
By Aaron Gould Sheinin
Thursday, February 19, 2009
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) said Thursday morning that the $787 million economic stimulus plan was written to ensure Republicans in the states did not hijack or block the money from serving its intended targets.
By Chuck Williams
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
By Tim Chitwood
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop, whose district includes the Blakely peanut plant at the center of a nationwide scandal involving its sending salmonella-tainted products, issued a statement today regarding the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation’s hearing on the peanut recall.
By Harry Franklin
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) has been awarded a 2008 Congressional Partnership Award from the National Association of Development Organizations for outstanding leadership in promoting federal community, economic and infrastructure development programs.
By Dave Williams
Sunday, November 25, 2007
ATLANTA — The fiscal crisis that hit Georgia’s popular PeachCare for Kids last winter put leaders of the General Assembly’s Republican majority in a tough position.
By Harry Franklin
Friday, July 27, 2007
Second District U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Albany) has been named the 2007 Policy Maker of the Year by the Georgia Association for Career Technical Education.