Congressman Sanford Bishop

Representing the 2nd District of Georgia

Press Releases

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP CAREFULLY ANALYZING PROPOSED USDA REORGANIZATION

May 12, 2017 Press Release
ALBANY, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, is carefully analyzing the proposed reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which was announced yesterday by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
Issues:
Agriculture

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON THE FIRING OF FBI DIRECTOR COMEY

May 10, 2017 Press Release
ALBANY, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement responding to the firing of FBI Director James Comey:
 
Issues:
Crime, Homeland Security

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES 2017 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION WINNERS

May 8, 2017 Press Release
ALBANY, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced the winners of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition at a ceremony held Friday evening at the Albany Arts Council in Albany, Georgia.
Issues:
Our Communities, Education

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILL SEEKING TO DISMANTLE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

May 5, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement concerning his vote against the misguided legislation to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which passed the full U.S. House of Representatives yesterday in a vote of 217 to 213:
 
Issues:
Health Care

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON THE LOSS OF ARMY RANGER IN IRAQ

May 4, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the death of Clay County native, 1st Lieutenant Weston Lee, who died Saturday while serving in Iraq.
 
Issues:
Defense, Veterans, Our Communities

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF FY2017 OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS BILL

May 3, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, released the following statement regarding his support of the bipartisan Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Omnibus Appropriations government spending bill.
Issues:
Defense, Appropriations, Our Communities, Agriculture, Education, Our Livelihoods, Jobs and the Economy, Economy

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SENDS LETTER TO ARMY CORPS CONCERNING HYDRILLA GROWTH

Apr 27, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) authored a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concerning the ongoing hydrilla infestation in Lake Seminole.
 
Issues:
Our Communities, Our Livelihoods, Jobs and the Economy

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP PLACES HIGH ON BIPARTISAN INDEX

Apr 27, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy unveiled their most recent update to the annual Bipartisan Index, ranking Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) as the 16th most likely U.S. Representatives to work across party lines during the 114th Congress.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP LEADS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN MOMENT OF SILENCE RECOGNIZING FORMER CONGRESSMAN DAWSON MATHIS

Apr 26, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) honored the life and contributions of the late Congressman Dawson Mathis on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by reading the below statement into the Congressional Record. Following the statement, Congressman Bishop led the full U.S.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP WELCOMES SENATE CONFIRMATION OF SONNY PERDUE AS AGRICULTURE SECRETARY

Apr 25, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, released the following statement congratulating former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue on his confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture by a Senate vote of 87 to 11: 

Issues:
Our Communities, Agriculture

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