Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga.
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Recent News About Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES $1.1 MILLION IN GRANT AWARDS TO MACON AND ALBANY TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce four grants awarded to three community organizations and higher education institutions across middle and southwest Georgia through the U.S. Department of Education’s Talent Search Program.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES $42.5 MILLION LOAN AWARD TO IMPROVE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO BIBB, CRAWFORD, DOOLY, AND MACON COUNTIES
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced a $10 million loan award to Middle Georgia EMC and a $32.5 million loan award to Southern Rivers Energy from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through its Electric Loan Program which helps modernize and improve the reliability of rural electric grids.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP APPLAUDS $199,850 HHS GRANT TO HELP HOMELESS YOUTH IN ALBANY
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding $199,850 to Open Arms, Inc. in Albany, Georgia through the department’s Transitional Living Program.
CONGRESSMEN BISHOP AND FORTENBERRY INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO INCREASE ACCESS TO NUTRITION ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES
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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) introduced the bipartisan Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families Act (EARN Act).
HOUSE AG COMMITTEE ADVANCES RESOLUTION BY CONGRESSMEN BISHOP & UPTON TO DESIGNATE NATIONAL BLUEBERRY MONTH
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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) led the U.S. House Agriculture Committee in adopting a bipartisan resolution designating July as National Blueberry Month.
HOUSE APPROVES BISHOP & FERGUSON BILL TO NAME COLUMBUS VA CLINIC IN HONOR OF ROBERT S. POYDASHEFF
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) led the House in adopting H.R. 3475, a bill he introduced with Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) that will name the new Department of Veterans Affairs’ community-based outpatient clinic in Columbus, Georgia in honor of Colonel Robert “Bob” S. Poydasheff.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP AND USDA ANNOUNCE $8.582M INVESTMENT TO IMPROVE WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN BUENA VISTA
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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development, Justin Maxson, City of Buena Vista Mayor Kevin Brown, and Georgia Rural Water Association Executive Director Jimmy Matthews met at Buena Vista City Hall to announce an $8.582 million funding award to the city to address urgent, major wastewater collection and treatment system repairs and improvements.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP HOSTS VIRTUAL TOWN HALL TO HIGHLIGHT EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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Yesterday evening, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) hosted a virtual town hall meeting to help raise awareness about the Emergency Rental Assistance Program which is made possible by federal funds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and administered through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS ON AMERICA
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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States:
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP CALLS ON CONGRESS TO BUILD BACK BETTER, INVEST IN JOBS THAT PROTECT CHILDREN AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) spoke at a local event highlighting the Build Back Better Budget.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP VISITS MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA ALBANY CAMPUS, DISCUSSES PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE RURAL HEALTHCARE
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On Monday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) visited the Albany campus of Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia (MCG).
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP VISITS TURNER JOB CORPS CENTER, HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF FEDERAL SUPPORT
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On Monday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Co-Chair of the Congressional Job Corps Caucus, visited the Turner Job Corps Center (TJCC) in Albany to discuss the importance of its federally supported programs which serve youth from Georgia and across America.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP’S STATEMENT REGARDING TODAY’S TERRORIST ATTACKS IN KABUL
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued this statement following today’s terrorist bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan and the President’s address this evening:
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP VOTES TO ADVANCE CRUCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND VOTING RIGHTS BILLS
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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted in support of legislation to protect voting rights and advance important infrastructure investments in the United States House of Representatives.
CHAIRMAN DAVID SCOTT AND AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR SANFORD BISHOP SEND LETTER TO USTR REGARDING EU TRADE BARRIERS FOR PEANUTS
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Chair Sanford Bishop sent the following letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai in regard to European non-tariff trade barriers impacting peanuts.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES $500 MILLION FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE GRANTS VIA AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, announced that the Biden Administration has made available up to $500 million in grants for two emergency rural healthcare assistance programs, Recovery Grants and Impact Grants, in response to COVID-19.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES OVER $900,000 IN GRANT AWARDS TO DONALSONVILLE IN RESPONSE TO COVID CRISIS
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce two grants awarded to organizations in Donalsonville to help Southwest Georgia respond to the COVID-19 pandemic:
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP HIGHLIGHTS OVER $10.1 MILLION IN HEAD START GRANT AWARDS TO COLUMBUS AREA
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced two recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants to Enrichment Services Program, Inc. for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The awards total $10,111,545 to support programs that promote early learning and development, health, and well-being for low-income families.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP APPLAUDS $13 MILLION GRANT TO CORDELE FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE EFFORT
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded last week’s $13,435,552 grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Georgia Department of Community Health in Cordele for testing and other COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP DIRECTS $7.2 MILLION TO ALBANY-AREA PROJECTS TO REVITALIZE, EXPAND, AND BUILD COMMUNITY SPACES
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) successfully directed $7.2 million to Albany-area projects in this year’s Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
