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On behalf of the nearly 900,000 workers in the U.S. forest products industry, Donna Harman, the President and CEO of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) commended recently the action taken by U.S. Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011. The measure, which would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years and make several reforms to strengthen NFIP’s financial position, passed the House by a vote of 406 to 22. Rep. |
WASHINGTON – Today, H.R. 2219, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 336 to 87. Rep. Bishop voted in favor of the bill and released the following statement. |
Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after the U.S. |
By Terry Lewis
ALBANY, Ga. — Nearly 90 diverse members of the Southwest Georgia community gathered at Albany Technical College Monday evening to take part in a deficit reduction workshop conducted by U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Albany, and the bipartisan Concord Coalition.
By Tayleigh Davis
June 20, 2011
Along with the heat, the drought has been a huge problem for homeowners and farmers.
Congressman Sanford Bishop is joining the governor's office in making a disaster declaration.
Bishop says he's already asked the Secretary of Agriculture to get involved in helping southwest Georgia.
Nearly 100 Albany residents tried their hand at balancing the federal budget tonight during a deficit reduction workshop held by Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02). |
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) stood up for farmers and rural communities in voting against the Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations Act because it unfairly targeted the agriculture community. |
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) this week joined members of the Georgia delegation in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging him to designate 22 Georgia counties suffering from drought as Secretarial Disaster Areas. |
June 6, 2011
As the Iraqi War comes to an end and the draw down of forces in Afghanistan begins, many newly released veterans will flood an already tight job market. In preparation for these new job seekers, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, D-Ga., is leading the House's effort to pass bipartisan legislation to help veterans gain employment after leaving the service.