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MR. BISHOP (GA). Madame Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1471, which will expand and revitalize the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, which is located in Plains, Georgia.
By Maynard Eaton (Georgia Online News Service)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
“Last November, the American people demanded change both at home and abroad.
By Brennan Leathers
Friday, February 20, 2009
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop was the guest of honor as Bainbridge College hosted a musical and oratory convocation to mark February as Black History Month.
By Aaron Gould Sheinin
Thursday, February 19, 2009
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) said Thursday morning that the $787 million economic stimulus plan was written to ensure Republicans in the states did not hijack or block the money from serving its intended targets.
Washington, D.C. – Georgia’s Democratic Congressional delegation has selected an informal panel to advise the delegation regarding Presidential appointments to selected judgeships on the district courts, U.S. Attorneys, and U.S. Marshals in Georgia.
By Chuck Williams
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
By Tim Chitwood
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop, whose district includes the Blakely peanut plant at the center of a nationwide scandal involving its sending salmonella-tainted products, issued a statement today regarding the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation’s hearing on the peanut recall.
Mr. Bishop (GA). Madame Speaker, once again the month of February is upon us and we take a moment to look back. We look back and remember the fighters, the marchers, and the dreamers. We look back and remember those who marched on when they were told to stand down, and who remained seated when they were told to get up.
Just a few short years ago, who would have thought our next president’s name would be Barack Obama? Who would have thought that an African American man born in Hawaii with a mother from Kansas and a father from Kenya would become the leader of the free world? President-elect Obama’s story is one that defies all odds. It is a story of overcoming adversity and persevering against doubt.