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Bishop and McMorris Rodgers: Military Families Deserve Our Support
Mar 28, 2011
As a nation, we tend to focus primarily on the service members who willingly put themselves in harm's way to protect the freedoms that we cherish. However, we often forget that the families they leave behind sacrifice just as much as our heroes do....
Bishop Statement on House Passage of the Dream Act
Dec 8, 2010
Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today issued the following statement on the passage of the Development, Relief & Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 8, 2010: “I...
Bishop to Pelosi: Extend Tax Cuts Now!
Sep 29, 2010
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Congress has adjourned until after the November elections without casting a vote on a concern vital to the nation’s economic recovery – extending tax relief to all Americans. I am extremely disappointed that given the delicate state of the economy...
Albany Herald: Bishop Ethics Vote Upholds Fair Practice
Jul 13, 2010
By Ashton McRae, Guest Commentary
(Published in the Albany Herald) Mr. Sellars should have looked farther than the title of the resolution and actually made some effort to understand it before writing his letter to the editor (EDITOR’S NOTE: “Bishop’s vote helps cut ethics oversight...
Albany Herald: Rep. Bishop Stands for Ethics and Farmers
Jul 8, 2010
By The Rev. Daniel Simmons
(Published in the Albany Herald) I want to address the claims made in Mike Sabot’s letter to the editor in the June 10 edition of The Albany Herald. Contrary to the the claims in the letter, the result of the bill that Congressman Bishop signed (HR...
Let’s get it right: Health care not rammed through
May 12, 2010
(Published in the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight) To The Editor: Billy Smith’s May 8th letter to the editor, “Bill Was Rammed Through,” contains a number of inaccuracies that I would like to correct. First, Mr. Smith said that I voted against the...
Bishop Sets Record Straight
May 1, 2010
(Published in the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight) To The Editor: I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to and correct the numerous false assertions of the Letter to the Editor written by Lake Adams, which appeared in the Saturday, April 24...
Plan has U.S. on path to recovery
Jun 28, 2009
By Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
(Published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) When President Obama took office, nearly 3.6 million Americans had lost jobs; millions more were working harder in jobs that paid less with fewer benefits. Nearly $8 billion in wealth was lost in...
What does the Inauguration of Barack Obama mean to me?
Jan 20, 2009
By Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Just a few short years ago, who would have thought our next president’s name would be Barack Obama? Who would have thought that an African American man born in Hawaii with a mother from Kansas and a father from Kenya would become the leader of the...
Water War Peace Requires Compromise By All
Mar 13, 2008
By Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
The Governors of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama came to Washington last year optimistic that a fair and far-reaching solution could be worked out to bring an end to this “water war.” I, too, was hopeful. But things have only gotten more complicated...
