Agriculture/agribusiness is the largest economic sector in the Georgia economy.
Sanford Bishop
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Sanford Dixon Bishop is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, Bishop has focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare throughout his tenure in Congress. He has been an advocate for rural communities and has worked to secure funding for various local projects in his district.
I thank the gentleman for putting together this Special Order, and I thank the gentleman for yielding. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said: ``Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.'' Debate is…
And let me just add my congratulations to you with the Georgia Power project. We are looking forward to breaking ground on that next month.
Wouldn't the cost of compliance with an 870-page rule be significant to the parties, the States, and local governments, and any other parties that utilize the prepaid cards?
Thank you for that. It is a problem, and hopefully we can work together to try to alleviate that glitch.
Of course, for Georgia, wood products are incredibly important and where processing and manufacturing of forest products employs almost 150,000 people in the State.
Many of us at some point would like to see persistent poverty counties in the nation have a targeted plan of action from USDA and all federal agencies.
I wasn't suggesting that it was designed to be a bar to the use of prepaid cards.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, you have heard that Representative John Dingell from Michigan is the longest-serving Member of the House of Representatives in the history of this institution. You have heard that he has…
At this time, there is no Federal agency more deserving of our attention than the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA has served generations of heroes who have sacrificed on behalf of our country and we have an obligation to take…
During rollcall vote No. 273 on H.R. 4745, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yes'' when I should have voted ``no.'' Amendment Offered by Mr. Chabot The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the…





