Press Releases
Washington, D.C. Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia voided a 2003 agreement between the state of Georgia and the Army Corps of Engineers which allowed the state 65% more water out of Lake Lanier for use in metro Atlanta. The three-judge panel voided the agreement because the Corps did not have Congressional approval which, under federal law, first must be obtained for changes in the management of federal reservoirs.
Washington, D.C. Congressman Sanford Bishop, Representative of Georgia’s Second Congressional District, today voted in favor of the HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007 which will revitalize distressed community housing through an $800 million-per-year investment over the next eight years. Since HOPE VI’s inception in 1992, every government dollar has leveraged at least two private sector dollars and has helped transform and revitalize 237 communities across the country.
Washington, D.C. Congressman Sanford Bishop today announced he is an original co-sponsor of the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act. The legislation, which was introduced yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives, seeks to ensure a strong agricultural economy in future generations by preserving agricultural acreage across the country and making it easier for young farmers and ranchers to own land.
Washington, D.C. Congressman Sanford Bishop released the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address:
“I’m pleased that President Bush is following the example Congressional Democrats set last year by urging action on issues like health care, energy, education, and caring for our nation’s veterans. However, given the President’s track record on implementing his own policy initiatives, I am hesitant to endorse any of these plans outright.
Washington, D.C. Congressman Sanford Bishop, Representative of Georgia’s Second Congressional District, today announced that the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta recently awarded $360,000 to Pepper Ridge Too, an affordable housing unit in Fort Gaines, Georgia through the Bank’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP). Southwest Georgia Development Corporation, in partnership with Regions Bank, will use the AHP funds to renovate the 36- unit development to replace water heaters, floors, drywall, appliances and other improvements.
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and Steve Buyer (R-IN), along with Representatives Gene Taylor (D-MS) and John Shimkus (R-IL), today introduced a resolution that commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the U.S. Army Reserve. The bipartisan resolution was introduced with over 230 original co-sponsors, more than half the current membership in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C. Today, the House of Representatives considered HR 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which prohibits employers from hiring, firing, altering compensation, segregating, classifying, or refusing to refer an employee based on that person's actual or perceived sexual orientation. The bill does not establish employment or membership quotas, and the bill’s provisions do not apply to the armed forces or religious organizations. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., who supported the legislation, gave the following remarks during debate on the bill:
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait - Congressman Sanford Bishop is spending the Thanksgiving holiday with U.S. Troops and support personnel at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and Baghdad, Iraq. While there, Congressman Bishop is meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, Commander of Multi-National Forces David Petraeus, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, and spending time with soldiers, including some of Georgia's own. |
Washington, D.C. – Today on Capitol Hill, the Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, of which Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-Albany) is a member, heard testimony from representatives of the telecommunications industry, the federal government, and rural interest groups, including Marty McClendon, Chairman of the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District from Leary, Georgia, on the lack of broadband access in rural America.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted upon legislation to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and provide health care to 10 million children, including 470,000 Georgia children. The vote followed last week’s failed veto override of another version of the legislation.