Press Releases
CONGRESSIONAL CHICKEN CAUCUS WELCOMES MEXICAN GOVERNMENT DECISION OVER ANTIDUMPING DUTIES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Chicken Caucus, welcomed advance notification of the Mexican government’s decision to delay the implementation of anti-...
BISHOP ANNOUNCES USDA OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement today announcing the awarding of five new and continuing grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers...
BISHOP MOURNS LOSS OF AIR FORCE MAJOR IN AFGHANISTAN
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement lamenting the death of Air Force Major Walter D. Gray of Conyers, Georgia, who was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan. "I am deeply...
BISHOP RESPONDS TO DOD BRAC ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, as well as Co-Chair of the...
BISHOP ANNOUNCES DOJ GRANTS FOR COLUMBUS AND ALBANY
COLUMBUS, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement today announcing the awarding of the Fiscal Year 2012 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) by the U.S. Department of Justice to the City of...
REP. SANFORD BISHOP JOINS SEN. SAXBY CHAMBLISS, SEN. JOHNNY ISAKSON DISCUSS IMPACT OF MILITARY SEQUESTER ON COLUMBUS, ALBANY
Aug 8, 2012
Issues: Appropriations, Defense, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Small Business, Taxes
ALBANY, COLUMBUS; GA – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined Senator Saxby Chambliss, Senator Johnny Isakson, Major General David Bockel, the Albany Chamber of Commerce, and the Columbus Chamber of Commerce in discussing the...
BISHOP SUPPORTS DROUGHT RELIEF TO GEORGIA FARMERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.R. 6233, the Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act, which would authorize assistance to farmers affected by drought, wildfires, and other natural disasters that occurred...
BISHOP PUSHES FOR HOUSE VOTE ON FARM BILL
Jul 24, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), who serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, joined 62 of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter the House Leadership...
BISHOP FIGHTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL SPORTS SPONSORSHIPS
Jul 19, 2012
WASHINGTON D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-O2), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies as well as co-Chair of the Congressional Military...
BISHOP STANDS UP FOR TOMATO INDUSTRY
Jul 19, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, stood in support of Georgia’s tomato industry in...
