CONGRESSIONAL CHICKEN CAUCUS STATEMENT ON RECENT EPA DECISION NOT TO WAIVE CORN ENTHANOL MANDATE
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. – As co-chairs of the Congressional Chicken Caucus, Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA) and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) expressed their concern with the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision to not waive its’ mandate on the use of corn for ethanol production, ignoring the needs of family farmers and poultry producers. Affected negatively by [...]
Read More →BISHOP STATEMENT ON VETERANS DAY, RENEWED FOCUS ON FUTURE
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released a statement regarding honoring our nation’s veterans on Veterans Day.
Read More →Election night held few surprises in Southwest Georgia
Tweet Staff Reports After a long, ugly fight, election night held few surprises as many races shook out exactly as many observers suspected they would. The biggest race was the presidential race, where President Barack Obama has locked in a second term.
Read More →BISHOP CELEBRATES REOPENING OF HISTORIC AUDITORIUM
Tweet CAMILLA, GA – On Sunday, October 28, 2012, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined Charles Stripling President of Flint River Auditorium Alliance and members of the Flint River Auditorium Alliance at the grand reopening of the historic Flint River Auditorium in Camilla, GA. “Charles Stripling and the Flint River Auditorium Alliance have [...]
Read More →Area ‘Veterans for Bishop’ Endorse Congressman Sanford Bishop
Tweet ALBANY, GA—Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) was endorsed by a group of military veterans in Macon on Monday, October 29, 2012. This group of ‘Veterans for Bishop,’ bringing together veterans from Muscogee, Dougherty, Bibb and other counties, included Macon Mayor Robert Reichert and former Georgia Secretary of State and Commissioner of Labor, Lieutenant [...]
Read More →BISHOP WELCOMES PHOEBE PUTNEY’S NEW DIGESTIVE HEALTH CENTER AT RIBBON CUTTING
Tweet ALBANY, GA – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02 joined Joel Wernick, CEO of Phoebe Putney, Dorothy Hubbard, Mayor of Albany, the Albany Chamber of Commerce, the Dougherty County Commission, the Albany City Commission, as well as management and staff of Phoebe Putney at the ribbon cutting for Phoebe Putney’s new digestive health [...]
Read More →ROSA DeLauro, SANFORD Bishop Seek To Ensure Safe Compound Drugs For Seniors, Veterans
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today the senior Democratic appropriators for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Veterans Affairs (VA), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA), sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and VA Secretary Eric Shinseki urging them to protect seniors, veterans and other patients by ensuring the [...]
Read More →BISHOP HERALDS NEW CENTER FOR SENIORS AT SOWEGA COUNCIL ON AGING GROUNDBREAKING
Tweet ALBANY, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined community officials, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital administration, SOWEGA Council on Aging staff, and SOWEGA Council on Aging Executive Director Kay Hind at the groundbreaking at the site of their future senior center and life enrichment center. “The new Senior Center/Life Enrichment Center [...]
Read More →Letter to the Editor: Comments on ‘John House wants to lose’
Tweet Great Article for one. I met with John House, and we discussed issues on Taxation, War on Drugs and he talks the talk but I agree he doesn’t do much walking. I have my doubts and concerns at a time I am about to go early vote. Reason I met with John House was [...]
Read More →John House wants to lose
Tweet John House says he wants to beat Sanford Bishop. He has already defeated Ken DeLoach and Rick Allen. His supporters definitely want him to beat Bishop. The thing is, I don’t know that he really does.
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