Bishop to Host Town Hall with EPA Administrator

Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) today announced he will host a Town Hall Meeting with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. The Town Hall Meeting will be held Friday, September 10, 2010, at South Georgia Technical College, Pope Center, 900 South Technical Parkway – Americus, Georgia 31709, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

“I know there are a lot of mixed feelings about the EPA in the Second District,” said Congressman Bishop. “I believe this Town Hall Meeting is a great opportunity for us, especially in the agriculture community, to express our concerns, ask questions, and more importantly, give the Administrator an opportunity to directly hear those views and concerns. I want to invite anyone interested, especially our farmers, to attend the meeting this Friday. I hope we will have a positive and informative discussion.

Confirmed guests include: Congressman Bishop; EPA Administrator Jackson; State Representative Mike Choekas; Sumter County Chairman Brent Williams; County Administrator Lynn Taylor; Mayor Barry Blount; Americus CEO - Charlotte Cotton; South Georgia Technical College President Mr. Sparky Reeves; Georgia Southwestern State University President Dr. Kendall Blanchard; GA Environmental Protection Division Director Allen Barnes President of Georgia Farm Bureau Mr. Vincent "Zippy" Duvall; Georgia Cotton Commission Board Member & Farmer Jimmy Webb; Georgia Peanut Commission Board Member & Farmer Donald Chase; McClesky Mills Owner and FSA Chairman Ronnie Lee

All interested persons are invited to attend.

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