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Rep. Sanford Bishop defends aide who left profane voice mail
August 27, 2010 - 10:34amCongressman Bishop Among Top Georgia Representatives for Securing Federal Funds
August 23, 2010 - 5:10amNumbers tell what lawmakers do, don't
By Bob Keefe
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
11:57 a.m. Sunday, August 22, 2010
Georgia's congressmen are back in the state until early September,
soliciting votes and campaign contributions and explaining totaxpayers
how they earned their pay in Washington.
But did they?
It all depends on what you think is important - ideologically and fiscally - and how you measure accomplishments.
Statement of Congressman Sanford Bishop on the construction of the mosque at Ground Zero
August 16, 2010 - 3:10pm“Ground Zero is sacred ground where over 3000 persons, including the husband of a former congressional staff member, were viciously murdered by religious extremists on September 11, 2001. Although the authorities in NY have apparently authorized the construction of the mosque adjacent to the site, it strikes me as extremely inappropriate and wrong.
Black lawmakers irate over Emanuel's $1.5 billion promise to Sen. Lincoln
July 30, 2010 - 10:51amCONGRESSMAN SANFORD BISHOP OPENS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN OFFICE
July 27, 2010 - 6:51amJULY 26, 2010 – ALBANY, GA – Hundreds of supporters, volunteers and friends came out to join Congressman Sanford Bishop at the the grand opening of his re-election campaign headquarters in Albany Monday. Pledging to continue being an advocate for the people of the 2nd District, Bishop drew enthusiastic support from the standing room only crowd.
Bishop Supports Help to Unemployed Americans
July 23, 2010 - 8:19am
July 22 -- Washington, DC -- Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
(GA-2) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives approved
the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, H.R. 4213, by a vote of 272
to 152. This emergency legislation will extend unemployment insurance
benefits to millions of Americans through November 30, 2010, including
107,000 residents of the State of Georgia who have lost unemployment
benefits as of July 17, 2010. The bill also will retroactively restore
