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When President Obama took office, nearly 3.6 million Americans had lost jobs; millions more were working harder in jobs that paid less with fewer benefits. Nearly $8 billion in wealth was lost in retirement savings and the stock market.
Fighting for jobs and energy independence, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA02) voted today with the majority of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to approve H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. The legislation will help reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, create millions of new clean energy jobs, and protect the environment.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced today that the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2010 Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill which includes $1.5 million in funding for Southwest Georgia.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced today that the House of Representatives on Tuesday voted unanimously to pass H. RES. 385, a bipartisan resolution to celebrate the life and work of Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) today joined with fellow Members of the Blue Dog Coalition in strong support of President Obama as he urged members of both the House and Senate to pass legislation requiring that any new mandatory government spending be matched with budget cuts or savings elsewhere.
By J.D. Sumner
Friday, June 05, 2009
ALBANY - An influx of imported Chinese tires may have lead to the closure of Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.'s Albany plant and the loss of 1,400 jobs, according to the testimony of U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, before the U.S. International Trade Commission Wednesday.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) on Tuesday submitted testimony to an International Trade Commission hearing in Washington, D.C., to explore the increase in Chinese tire imports in the U.S. markets.
Mr. Bishop (GA). Madame Speaker, I am pleased to co-sponsor this amendment to the FY 2010 National Defense Authorization Act to restore public access and transparency to the names of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, or WHINSEC.
Mr. Bishop (GA). Madame Speaker, I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 2647, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
By Bob Keefe and Mark Davis
Sunday, May 31, 2009
The house was haunted; everyone knew that. A shadowy figure peered from an upstairs window. Screams rent the night. There was that vanishing dog, too.
Young Jimmy, like everyone else in Plains, avoided the creaky old structure just outside of town.