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June 22, 2010

Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today received a letter from Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, stating that the Department of Transportation (DOT) will not ban peanuts from airplanes.

June 21, 2010

Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today called for the Senate to move forward to pass the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, commonly known as the Tax Extenders bill.

June 17, 2010

Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today announced that the Department of Labor (DoL) has granted an extension of the CAA MilSpouse program to the 700 spouses at Fort Benning, with $2.8 million in tuition assistance.

June 16, 2010

Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk urging him to support the Georgia Poultry industry.

Congressman Bishop reminded Ambassador Kirk that the State of Georgia is the nation’s number one poultry exporter, with over $555 million of poultry exported from the state annually.

June 16, 2010

Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today attended a joint Congressional briefing hosted by the Military Family Caucus for the release of the National Military Family Association’s and the RAND Corporation’s groundbreaking study examining the impact of deployment on military families.

June 10, 2010

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today announced that Medicare will begin to mail $250 ‘donut hole’ checks to tens of thousands of senior citizens starting today. Under the recently enacted Health Reform law, seniors who fall in the “donut hole” coverage gap in 2010 will receive this one-time tax-free $250 rebate check.

June 10, 2010

Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, urging him to cease the proposed ban of peanuts on airplanes.

June 3, 2010

Albany, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today issued the following statement in response to the suggested Department of Transportation Airplane Peanut Ban:

June 2, 2010

Columbus, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today presented Major General Jerry A. White (Retired) with the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Patriot Award at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center in Columbus, GA. General White’s experience includes over 30 years in the U.S. Army and over 15 years as a leader in the U.S. military community.

June 1, 2010

Cairo, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today celebrated the official issuance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for Tired Creek in Grady County.

Congressman Bishop marked the occasion as a great milestone, having personally been involved with the Tired Creek project for many years.