Press Releases
BISHOP SALUTES U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S “HIRING OUR HEROES” INITIATIVE
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released a statement of support for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes program, a nationwide initiative which seeks to help veterans and military spouses find...
BISHOP STATEMENT ON TRAYVON MARTIN SHOOTING DEATH
Mar 26, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, as he was walking home from a local convenience store in a gated...
REP. BISHOP WILL BE A FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE PEANUT PROUD SYMPOSIUM
Mar 22, 2012
Albany, Ga. – On Friday, March 23, 2012, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) will be a featured speaker at the Peanut Proud Educational Symposium in Blakely, Georgia. Other elected officials and representatives from the peanut industry are...
REPS. BISHOP AND CRAWFORD TO KICK OFF CHICKEN CAUCUS
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Rick Crawford, (AR-01) will hold a lunch on Wednesday, March 21st with leaders of the American chicken industry. The lunch will serve as the inaugural event of the...
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM FELLOW JOINS CONGRESSMAN BISHOP’S OFFICE
Albany, GA -- Last week, Edward T. Rella, a 6-year U.S. Army veteran, officially joined the office of Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) as a Fellow through the U.S. House of Representatives’ Wounded Warrior Program. Since 2008, the U.S....
BISHOP SUPPORTS BILL TO FIGHT UNFAIR CHINESE SUBSIDIES THAT HURT U.S. MANUFACTURERS
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined a bipartisan majority of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in supporting H.R. 4105, legislation that protects American manufacturing jobs and exports by...
BISHOP STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF CONGRESSMAN DONALD PAYNE
Mar 6, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Donald Payne (NJ-10): “With the passing of Congressman Donald Payne, our nation has lost a dedicated public servant,...
HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION HONORING HISTORIC SELMA TO MONTGOMERY CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH
Mar 1, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined a bipartisan majority of his colleagues in supporting H. Res. 562, a resolution that directs the Office of the Historian to compile oral histories from Members of the U.S....
BISHOP ADVOCATES FOR SOUTH GEORGIA TOMATO FARMERS
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) attended a budget hearing hosted by the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related...
BISHOP JOINS OTHERS IN FIGHTING POTENTIAL POST OFFICE CLOSINGS
Feb 21, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) has co-signed a bipartisan letter from over 100 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe calling on him to institute a moratorium on U.S....
