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Congressman Bishop is dedicated to honoring the principles and values of his office. Before the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) notified him of its review, he was made aware of mistakes made by his campaign and had already taken immediate action to bring it into compliance. Congressman Bishop has fully cooperated with the OCE's review and proactively reimbursed many of the charges OCE identified as incorrect. He will continue to work with the Ethics Committee openly and transparently, and is prepared to take any further, necessary corrective action.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government, and Related Agencies, released the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 7617 by the full House of Representatives, a ‘minibus' that includes six FY21 appropriations bills—Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water, Financial Services-General Government, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-HUD:
ATLANTA, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Dean of the Georgia Delegation, Congressman Tom Graves (GA-14), Senator David Perdue, Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson Jr.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, released the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 7608 by the full House of Representatives, a ‘minibus' or package of four fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills, including the Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs sections:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Vice Chair of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act:
COLUMBUS, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis (GA-05):
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) will testify in the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands hearing on H.R. 5472, the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Resignation Act, today, Monday, July 13, 2020 from 2:00—4:00 PM EDT. Congressman Bishop is the original cosponsor of H.R. 5472 and the bill is supported by the entire Georgia delegation.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) testified in the Committee of Natural Resources legislative hearing in support of H.R. 5472, the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Resignation Act. Congressman Bishop is the original cosponsor of H.R. 5472 and the bill is supported by the entire Georgia delegation. The hearing is one of many steps towards the bill becoming law and the creation of the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. Congressman Bishop's full testimony is below:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, released the following statement regarding the full House Appropriations Committee's passage of the Agriculture Subcommittee's Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 spending bill:
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) achieved another victory in the road to protecting non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) to vital health services – including dialysis services and COVID-19 tests – for Medicaid patients with no other means of transportation. Yesterday the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee bill included, at Bishop's request, a statutory directive that would stop the Trump Administration from allowing states to eliminate NEMT.