Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement on Congressman John Dingell’s announcement regarding his decision not to run for re-election to his House seat in 2014. John Dingell is the longest sitting member of Congress ever, having served as a Congressman from Southern Michigan for over 59 years:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement regarding his vote to avoid government default by extending the borrowing limit of the United States and relieving the threat of default on our nation’s debt until March 15, 2015. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 221 to 201 and goes on to the Senate for debate.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and seventy-two of his colleagues sent the following letter to President Barack Obama, inviting the President to work with Congress to address the current propane market supply issue causing shortages across the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released a statement regarding the passage of a bill that funds our nation’s nutrition programs and provides Rural America a Farm Bill with the necessary tools and stability to continue producing the safest, most abundant, and most affordable food and fiber in the world. The conference agreement on H.R. 2642, the Agriculture Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) was approved by the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released a statement regarding passage of the conference agreement on the Farm Bill (H.R. 2642, the Agriculture Act of 2014).
ALBANY, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) invited high school students from Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District to participate in the 2014 Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Academic Competition, “House App Contest”.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
Washington D.C. – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) received a 100% rating from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights based on his voting record on key issues like civil rights protections, the budget, education, jobs, immigration reform, violence against women, and more. The Leadership Conference released vote ratings for every Member of Congress for the 1st Session of the 113th Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, released the following statement regarding the passage of a government funding bill, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Congressman Bishop voted in favor of the legislation. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 359 to 67, passed by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 72 to 26, and now goes on to the President for signature.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the inclusion of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill into the FY2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Congressman Bishop voted in favor of the legislation. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 359 to 67, passed by the U.S.