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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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Feb 25, 2013

I have found that your employees who do the threat assessments and security assessments of our district offices are very, very, very knowledgeable and fastidious in doing it, and have made great recommendations.

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Feb 25, 2013

Are there any other services that could be provided House-wide that could ultimately result in a lower cost per member office?

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Jul 18, 2012

I'd like to voice my opposition to the amendment sponsored by Mr. Kingston and Ms. McCollum, aimed at banning pro-sports sponsorship by the Department of Defense. Truly, we are in an era where the people's government should take proactive…

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Jul 11, 2012

When I first ran for Congress in 1992, I pledged to my constituents that I would use the political process to improve the lives of people and communities of the Second Congressional District of Georgia. For this reason, I supported the…

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May 31, 2012

Reserving the right to object, is it not true that if we adopt this amendment for new hires, that it still restricts the option of getting the best possible manager for the cemetery?

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May 31, 2012

I have great empathy for the concerns that the gentleman from Texas has raised in his discussions about the amendment on hiring a national cemetery administration director, but I just want to address some of them because I don't think it's…

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May 31, 2012

At this time I'd like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Cuellar).

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May 31, 2012

That's what I thought. Thank you. I withdraw my reservation. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the modification? Without objection, the amendment is modified. There was no objection. The text of the amendment, as modified, is as…

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May 31, 2012

At this time I'd like to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Dicks), the distinguished ranking member of the full committee.

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May 31, 2012

At this time I'm happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee). {time} 1700

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May 31, 2012

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chairman, as you know, the allocation provides $71.7 billion for the FY 2012 Milcon-VA bill, which is equal to the FY12 enacted bill. In my opinion, the allocation is what we could have…

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May 31, 2012

I agree with the gentleman that the Department of Defense should be doing all that it can to reduce energy costs and to help us be energy independent. The Energy Conservation Investment Program is a fairly small, but key, component of the…

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