News Releases
May 23, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Congressman Bishop Statement on Revised Fiscal Year 2007 Emergency Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C. Today, the U.S. House of Representative passed the revised fiscal year 2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill, which will provide funding for continued combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill also provides emergency assistance for domestic emergencies such as agricultural disaster relief, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), Gulf Coast Recovery, children,s health care, and veterans and military health care. Earlier this month, President George W. Bush vetoed two previous versions of the spending measure, however, he is expected to sign the version passed today. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Representative from Georgia,s Second Congressional District, voted in favor of the bill. [+] Read More
May 22, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Bishop Votes To Honor Veterans, Improve Benefits And Services For Returning Troops
BISHOP VOTES TO HONOR VETERANS, IMPROVE BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR RETURNING TROOPS Washington, D.C. - Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Representative from Georgia,s Second Congressional District, today joined a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives to pass legislation to improve benefits and services for America,s veterans. [+] Read More
April 4, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Congressman Bishop’s Statement On Renovation Of ConAgra Plant and Enhanced Food Safety Measures
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON RENOVATION OF CONAGRA PLANT AND ENHANCED FOOD SAFETY MEASURES Columbus, GA. Today, ConAgra Foods. Inc. announced that it will renovate and install new state-of-the-art equipment before it reopens the Sylvester, GA facility where its recalled peanut butter products were produced. Additionally, it has created a new executive position, Vice President of Global Foods Safety, to bring additional focus and leadership to the area of product safety and design. This follows a two month investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which showed a possible link between ConAgra Foods, peanut butter and a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Congressman Sanford Bishop, representative from Georgia,s Second Congressional District which includes Sylvester, issued a statement following the announcement: [+] Read More
March 11, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Appropriations Bill Extends Peanut Storage and Handling Program
Appropriations Bill Extends Peanut Storage and Handling Program Washington, D.C. Congressman Sanford Bishop, a Member of the House Appropriations Committee announced that the proposed FY 2007 Supplemental Appropriations bill contains language to provide $74 million for the payment of storage, handling and other associated costs for the 2007 crop of peanuts. [+] Read More
January 17, 2007 at 1:34 pm
The Honorable Vivian Creighton Bishop Takes Helm
VIVIAN BISHOP TAKES HELM Bishop receives gavel as president of Washington, D.C. service club Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Georgia) today congratulated his wife, Vivian Bishop, on the occasion of her becoming President of the Washington D.C.-based Congressional Club. Mrs. Bishop formally received the gavel from the former president, Mrs. Vicki Tiahrt, wife of Congressman Todd Tiahrt, Republican of Kansas. Mrs. Bishop will be the first African American president of The Congressional Club. [+] Read More
October 26, 2006 at 2:35 pm
Bishop Protecting Medicare Patients
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop reaffirmed his commitment to protecting Medicare patients who depend on oxygen therapy during a Thursday visit to Albany Home Patient Care in Albany. [+] Read More
October 6, 2006 at 12:17 pm
Securing the nation’s borders is the most important part of immigration reform, Bishop says
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop participated in a candidate,s forum Monday, October 2, 2006 in Roberta, Georgia. The forum featured candidates for Congress, state school superintendent, state representative seats and local candidates for school board, county commission and Superior Court judge. [+] Read More
