Sanford Bishop

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, I am glad to join Congressman Mike Collins and my other colleagues in introducing these bipartisan resolutions recognizing the crucial role our nation’s veterans played in securing and defending…

If my colleagues truly cared about protecting our elections from foreign interference, they’d put the resources behind it.

They cut SNAP by 20 percent in the big, ugly bill this summer, dismantled and defunded Federal programs, fired Federal workers, and illegally ignored court orders. This bill fails to address the healthcare crisis, and bipartisan outrage…

I am very, very proud to support the Beagle Brigade Act of 2023, and to have had the opportunity to work with my colleagues, Representatives Drew Ferguson, Dan Kildee, and Adrian Smith, and to have the support of our Senators, Senator…

Government subsidies, again, always controversial, but in both of your written testimonies, you potentially suggested farmers are going to need some kind of economic assistance.

Our farmers want action this year, not next. Our business community wants action now, this year.

It is time to fish or cut bait. America deserves this farm bill, this national security bill.

Let's stop playing politics, and just face reality, and let us move ahead as we should.

I urge at least $1 million for funding implementation of the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony, which is also known as the STOP Act.

I urge at least $1.5 million for Native-American Grants Protection and Repatriation Act, NAGPRA enforcement.

I urge at least $40 million for the National Park Service Tribal Historic Preservation Program.

Kill the Indian, Save the Man

The budget request before us today represents more than just a set of numbers and allocations. It reflects our Nation's commitment to its veterans.

The Marine Corps has a deferred maintenance backlog that exceeds $15.8 billion, and it requires a $1.5 billion annual expenditure for barracks and maintenance.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, thank you for the opportunity to participate in today's hearing.

But I am more concerned with the general income levels that prevent service members, particularly low-ranking members, from being able to do that.

So maybe it ought to be a real time opportunity for service members to apply when that happens as opposed to having to wait till the next year? That seems like an easy fix for that issue.

Last year, the RAND National Defense Research Institute revealed that 25.8 percent of active-duty members face food insecurity.

Your testimony today is invaluable for informed decision making and safeguarding the welfare of our soldiers, their families, and our Nation's security.

According to the February 2024 farm income forecast, government payments such as the conservation payments near a margin curve, which are the farm bill commodity payments and the supplemental disaster relief are forecast to fall $10.2…

I thank Representative Williams for her remarks. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) of Ohio's Ninth District, my fellow appropriator and a dedicated public servant.

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. I yield to the gentlewoman from the Fifth Congressional District, (Ms. Williams).

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk) of Georgia's 11th District.

I thank Representative Carter for his remarks. I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson) of the Fourth Congressional District.