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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.

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Mar 25, 2014

I appreciate that follow up. The gentleman knows of what he speaks and I'm just still perplexed as to why, without a legal opinion, all of a sudden someone comes up with the wisdom that it's beyond the scope.

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Mar 25, 2014

It does not seem to be--it doesn't appear to be consistent with the will of the Congress, and we're facing what appears to be a challenge of the separation of powers.

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Mar 25, 2014

I just don't quite understand how... the conclusion has been reached without... a legal opinion.

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Mar 25, 2014

It does not appear to be a legal opinion. I go back to my political science 101 at Morehouse College, where we were told that politics was nothing more, nothing less than who gets what, when and how.

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Mar 25, 2014

That's not a legal opinion. That's a political opinion, would you say?

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Mar 25, 2014

I want to express my enthusiastic support of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.

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Mar 25, 2014

We've been waiting for this project for a decade, and it's putting the United States and the Savannah Harbor at a great disadvantage when we are competing with the Panama Canal.

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Mar 25, 2014

There are not many issues that unite the Georgia delegation like this one.

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Mar 12, 2014

You have also told us that we have not allowed you to plan to deal with that issue.

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Mar 12, 2014

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Gentlemen, thank you for being here.

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Mar 4, 2014

I was pleased to learn that in your opinion, the final adjudication process of Pigford claims and related administrative issues went relatively smooth outside of a handful of claims, I think about 20, which may not have been handled…

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Mar 4, 2014

The construction of the new lab is critical, because the lab provides solutions to national and international exotic, emerging, and endemic poultry disease problems...

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