Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011. The measure, which would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years and make several reforms to strengthen NFIP’s financial position, passed the House by a vote of 406 to 22. Rep. |
WASHINGTON – Today, H.R. 2219, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 336 to 87. Rep. Bishop voted in favor of the bill and released the following statement. |
Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after the U.S. |
Nearly 100 Albany residents tried their hand at balancing the federal budget tonight during a deficit reduction workshop held by Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02). |
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) stood up for farmers and rural communities in voting against the Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations Act because it unfairly targeted the agriculture community. |
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) this week joined members of the Georgia delegation in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging him to designate 22 Georgia counties suffering from drought as Secretarial Disaster Areas. |
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives today voted on two resolutions regarding the American military presence in Libya. Rep. Bishop voted for H.Res. |
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a bill to increase the federal debt ceiling without any deficit reduction measures. The bill failed to pass under a suspension of the rules which require a two-thirds majority by a vote of 97-318. |
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement celebrating Memorial Day, which Monday May 30, 2011.
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined his fellow co-chairs of the Congressional and Senate Military Family Caucus yesterday to unveil a crisis and suicide prevention public service announcements (PSAs) campaign for service members, military families and veterans.