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COLUMBUS, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the U.S.

MACON, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement concerning the passing yesterday of former Congressman Mac Collins:

"I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my colleague and friend, former Georgia Congressman Mac Collins. We served together in the Georgia State Senate as well as in the U.S. Congress.

TALBOTTON, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development agencies have awarded $176,000 in loans and $50,000 in grants for two projects in the 2^nd Congressional District of Georgia.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

ALBANY, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement thanking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for taking action to expedite debris removal activities in Middle and Southwest Georgia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Chairman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), the leading members of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, sent a letter to Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (NY-17), the leading members of the full U.S.

ALBANY, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) welcomed today's amendment to the major disaster declaration for Georgia that expands coverage for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Individual Assistance program to also include Calhoun, Clay, Laurens, Randolph, Sumter, Tift, and Turner counties.

ALBANY, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.