Press Releases
MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02) announced two federal awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) totaling $3.3 million to Primary Care of Southwest Georgia, Inc. ($1,859,632) and First Choice Primary Care, Inc. ($1,525,301).
ARLINGTON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the ranking Democrat leading the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, is pleased to announce that this week three businesses in Calhoun, Lee, and Thomas Counties were awarded a total of $874,727 in grants to small businesses through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
TIFTON, Ga. – On Wednesday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), the Democratic leader of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, joined leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and University of Georgia (UGA) as well as Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA-08) for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the construction of a new state-of-the-art Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research facility on UGA Tifton campus.
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families is awarding a $3,091,496 Head Start grant to the Middle Georgia Community Action Agency, Inc. The awards will contribute to programs for child development and the wellbeing of low-income families.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) issued the following statement upon the announced retirement at the end of this Congress of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) his long-time colleague and bipartisan co-chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus.
WASHINGTON – WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA-15), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Scouting Caucus, this week introduced a resolution celebrating the founding of the Boy Scouts of America.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement regarding the death of Georgia House of Representatives Rules Committee Chairman Richard Smith of Columbus.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), co-chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus and senior member on the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, issued the following statement regarding the death of three U.S. Servicemembers from the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade at Fort Moore who were killed during an attack on their base in Jordan.
AMERICUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Democratic leader of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, is pleased to announce $90 million in loan guarantees last week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Hardee Fresh for its new facility, Americus Fresh in Sumter County.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, supported the passage of a short-term federal spending bill that will allow the federal government to avoid a partial shutdown which would have occurred this weekend. The bill extends funding for four spending bills (Agriculture, Energy-Water, Military Construction-VA, and Transportation-HUD) through March 1 and the remaining eight spending bills through March 8. The bill was approved by the U.S.