Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. and the U.S. Census Bureau will be hosting three 2020 Census Job Fairs for constituents interested in earning some extra money while helping their community ahead of the 2020 Census count in April.
Pay starts at $14 an hour. Census takers in Middle and Southwest Georgia will primarily follow-up with non-respondents.
MACON, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), released a statement after he presented the Bronze Congressional Award Medal to Dawson Ezzell, of Byron, Georgia:
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 U. S. House of Representatives approved H. Con. Res. 83, the War Powers Resolution, by a vote of 224 to 194:
"If there is one thing I know about Congressman Lewis, it's that he is a fighter. Though I am deeply saddened by this news, it is his fighting spirit that gives me hope. My wife Vivian and I will keep him in our prayers as he undergoes cancer treatment and continues making ‘good trouble.'"
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and the entire Georgia House and Senate delegations introduced a bipartisan bill, H.R. 5472, to rename the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site to the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. This designation would help protect multiple historic locations, increase name recognition, and draw more visitors to Plains, Georgia to learn about the life and presidency of President Jimmy Carter. The park would consist of four locations: the Carter boyhood farm; Plains High School, where President and Mrs.
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 the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement by the full U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 385-41:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump:
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 final passage of the FY20 "minibus" government funding packages, H.R. 1865 and H.R. 1158, by the full U.S. House of Representatives in a vote of 297-120 and 280-138, respectively:
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 a statement following the passage of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 230 to 192:
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 a statement following the House passage of H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 260-165: