Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga.
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Recent News About Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga.
CHAIRMAN BISHOP BACKS EMERGENCY SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL
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BISHOP SUPPORTS JANUARY 6 COMMISSION
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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) released the following statement after the United States House of Representatives approved H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act, by a bipartisan vote of 252 to 175.
CONGRESSMAN SANFORD BISHOP ANNOUNCES GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE AUTHORITY LOANS
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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, is pleased to announce that eight communities within the Second Congressional District of Georgia have been awarded a total of nearly $7,000,000 in loans for water, sewer, and wastewater infrastructure improvements by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority Board of Directors.
BISHOP STATEMENT ON COLONIAL PIPELINE ATTACK
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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), released the following statement regarding the recent ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline:
BISHOP APPLAUDS BIDEN’S PLANS FOR AMERICA
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding President Joseph R. Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress:
BISHOP VOTES TO END TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION FOR D.C. RESIDENTS
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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the passage of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act by the full U.S. House of Representatives:
BISHOP STATEMENT ON CHAUVIN CONVICTION
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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after the jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd:
BISHOP SUPPORTS PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act:
BISHOP STATEMENT ON BIDEN BUDGET
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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, released the following statement after the White House released the FY 2022 discretionary funding budget:
BISHOP REMEMBERS REP. ALCEE HASTINGS
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement on the death of Congressman Alcee Hastings (FL-20):
BISHOP STATEMENT ON ATTACK ON U.S. CAPITOL
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after an assailant killed one Capitol Police officer and injured another by ramming into them with a car and stabbing at least one of them:
BISHOP DISTURBED BY ATTACK ON VOTING RIGHTS
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the voter suppression law passed yesterday by the Georgia State Legislature and signed by Governor Brian Kemp:
REPRESENTATIVES BISHOP AND CARTER INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO ENSURE SENIORS HAVE ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING COVID-19 VACCINES
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On Friday, March 19, 2021, Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) and Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA-01) introduced H.R. 2080, the Seniors Access to Vaccines Ensured (SAVE) Act of 2021.
BISHOP STATEMENT ON SHOOTINGS IN ATLANTA
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the shootings at three Atlanta spas this week:
BISHOP SUPPORTS FARM WORKFORCE MODERNIZATION ACT
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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, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1603, the Farmworker Modernization Act of 2021:
BISHOP SUPPORTS SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, H.R. 1620:
BISHOP VOTES TO REMOVE TIME LIMIT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a resolution removing the time limit for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, H.J.Res. 17:
BISHOP PRAISES SIGNING OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
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Today, 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, released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, the latest coronavirus relief bill, into law:
BISHOP SUPPORTS BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR FIREARM PURCHASE
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, H.R. 8, and the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, H.R. 1446:
BISHOP SUPPORTS WORKERS’ RIGHT TO UNIONIZE
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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 released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R. 842:
