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By Romney Smith
Thursday, July 21, 2011
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2), fought to protect the benefits of U.S. Veterans by offering a Motion to Recommit amendment to H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011.
By Jamie Dupree
Thursday, July 21, 2011
When the budget bill for the Congress comes to the House floor as early as today, Republicans will prevent a wide open debate on the measure, even though they spent much of the last four years railing against similar moves by Democrats.
Mr. Bishop (GA) – Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, there are many times when we come to this floor and engage in heated debate, and we have heard some heated debate today. This so-called Cut, Cap, and Balance bill does just that.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2), fought to protect the benefits of U.S. Veterans by offering a Motion to Recommit amendment to H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011. Rep. |
I would like to thank Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Filner, and the rest of the House Veterans Affairs Committee for inviting me to testify today on behalf of the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011
WASHINGTON – Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2), sponsor of H.R. 1941, the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011, testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee this morning. |
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. |