Press Releases
Most Recent Grant Awards
Sep 1, 2003
The U.S. Justice Department has awarded funding to four counties in the Second Congressional District under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program to help defray costs associated with the incarceration of criminal illegal aliens, U.S....
A New Fiscal Year... And Deeper In Debt!
WASHINGTON, D.C. As the new fiscal year begins, U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop says Republican majority leaders in Congress are not doing enough to slow down the runaway deficit that “threatens to prolong the country’s economic slump and...
Thomas University Awarded Planning Grant
Thomas University has been awarded a $27,825 federal grant to draft a comprehensive plan for achieving its priority goals for the future, U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop has announced. The funding is provided under the U.S. Department of...
Firefighting Grants Approved
Aug 1, 2003
Five fire departments in Georgia's Second Congressional Districts are among the most recent grants to be awarded nationwide under the new federal Assistance to Firefighter Grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S....
Media Advisory: Columbis Town Meeting To Be Held
Aug 1, 2003
U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop is holding a “Town Meeting” at the Columbus Technical College on Monday, August 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to assist faith-based organizations interested in providing federally funded community services....
Grants Announced For SW Georgia Recipients
U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop has announced the following federal grants and funding allocations for recipients in Georgia’s Second Congressional District, which covers a widespread area of southwest Georgia: A U.S. Department of Education...
Rep. Bishop to present long-overdue World War II medals.
Aug 1, 2003
Representative Bishop is scheduled to present a number of medals, including the Bronze Star, earned by a World War II veteran from our area, but were never received. The Congressman helped retrieve the medals from the National Personnel Records...
Media Advisory: Rep. Bishop's Published District Events
Aug 1, 2003
The following is a listing of Congressman Bishop’s District engagements for the week of August 3, 2003: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 10:30 a.m., Cuthbert, Albany Technical College Adult Literacy Center, 109 Court Street, to tour the facilities and...
Defense Appropriations: Thumbs Up-And Down!
Jul 1, 2003
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop is giving both a thumbs up and a thumbs down on defense appropriations proposals now moving through Congress: up for making effective use of limited revenue to fund a new pay raise and many of...
Defense Funding In SW Georgia
The House-passed $369.1 billion Defense Appropriations Bill contains $41.4 million for work on projects that will be done at military bases and by manufacturers located in Georgia’s Second Congressional District, U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop...
