Congressman Sanford Bishop

Representing the 2nd District of Georgia

Press Releases

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP DELIVERS 2018 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

May 22, 2018 Press Release
ATLANTA, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Morehouse College Class of 1968, delivered the commencement address this past Sunday to the 2018 graduates at Morehouse College’s 134th Commencement.
Issues:
Education

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON FAILURE OF HOUSE FARM BILL

May 21, 2018 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, released the below statement on the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill, which was considered Friday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
 
Issues:
Our Communities, Agriculture, Family Values, Senior Citizens, Jobs and the Economy

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP LEADS LETTER TO GSA URGING THE AGENCY TO PROTECT JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES

May 18, 2018 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) led 25 other Members of Congress in a letter to Administrator Emily Murphy of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) urging her to take into consideration any potential negative impacts to the AbilityOne Program as GSA considers reforms to federal acquisition regulations.
Issues:
Our Communities, Family Values, Our Livelihoods, Jobs and the Economy, Economy

RANKING MEMBER BISHOP DELIVERS OPENING STATEMENT ON HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MARKUP OF FY19 AGRICULTURE FUNDING BILL

May 17, 2018 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, delivered the following opening statement yesterday during the full U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funding bill for the U.S.
Issues:
Appropriations, Our Communities, Agriculture, Our Livelihoods

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS TO USDA PEANUT STANDARDS BOARD

May 15, 2018 Press Release
ALBANY, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Co-Chair of the Congressional Peanut Caucus, welcomes the appointment of six members to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Peanut Standards Board. This round of appointments includes the reappointment of peanut producer Martin ‘Marty’ L.
Issues:
Our Communities, Agriculture

RANKING MEMBER BISHOP STATEMENT ON FY 2019 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE MARK-UP

May 9, 2018 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, 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 the subcommittee's passage of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 spending bill:
 
Issues:
Appropriations, Agriculture, Housing and Community Development, Our Livelihoods, Jobs and the Economy, Economy

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON FY 2019 MILCON/VA APPROPRIATIONS BILL MARK UP

May 8, 2018 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S.
Issues:
Defense, Veterans, Appropriations, Our Communities, Education, Housing and Community Development, Health Care

BISHOP FLOOR STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF VETERANS CEMETERY BENEFIT CORRECTION ACT

May 8, 2018 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) delivered the following statement yesterday evening on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives encouraging the passage of the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act (H.R. 4910).
 
Issues:
Veterans, Our Communities

CONGRESSMAN SANFORD BISHOP ANNOUNCES $300,000 IN EPA GRANTS TO CITY OF ALBANY

Apr 25, 2018 Press Release
ALBANY, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved $300,000 in two competitive Brownfields Assessment Grants to the City of Albany.
 
Issues:
Our Communities, Housing and Community Development, Economy

ADVISORY: CONGRESSMAN BISHOP TO ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF 2018 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION ON FRIDAY AT RECEPTION HELD AT ALBANY MUSEUM OF ART

Apr 24, 2018 Press Release
ALBANY, GA – On Friday, April 27, 2018 Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02) will announce the winners of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition at 5:00 PM at the Albany Museum of Art.

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