August 18 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a conference call from Washington Wednesday, the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $20 million in stimulus funding will flow into several south Georgia counties to allow for broadband Internet service.

Touting it as an investment in economic development and commerce, Vilsack said that $13 million in stimulus funds have been allocated for the development of high-speed broadband in Baker, Calhoun, Early, Mitchell and Miller counties.

August 10 -- Washington, DC -- Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
(GA-02) today announced his support for H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs
and Medicaid Assistance Act, which passed the House today by a vote of
247 to 161.  The bill, which is fully offset by closing tax loopholes
and cutting spending, provides $10 billion for aid to local school
districts to prevent layoffs in elementary and secondary schools, saving
an estimated 161,000 education jobs nation-wide, and 5,700 jobs in the

July 2 -- Washington, DC –
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) announced today that the House
of Representatives passed by a vote of 239 to 182, H.R. 4899, the
Supplemental Appropriations bill for FY 2010.  This legislation provides
$10 billion for an Education Jobs Fund, $4.95 billion for Pell Grants,
$701 million for border security, $163 million for schools on military
installations, $142 million in additional Gulf Coast oil spill funding,
$50 million in emergency food assistance, $5.1 billion for FEMA, $37.1

Google News Alerts - Monday, Febraury 8, 2010, the Boy Scouts celebrated its 100^th birthday and today held a celebration to honor that milestone with U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop serving as the keynote speaker.