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Sanford Bishop, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Environment

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (GA) - District 2

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08/16/2022 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Rep. Cammack Joins Reps. Hartzler, Mann, Colleagues In Pushing Back On The EPA's New Atrazine Requirements
06/22/2022 Congressman Bishop Secures Funding for Colquitt and Leesburg Water Infrastructure Projects in Fy23 Appropriations Bill
06/08/2022 Congressman Bishop Supports Army Corps of Engineers Water & Invasive Species Management Projects Vital to Middle & Southwest Georgia
04/27/2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, David Joyce, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Bicameral Group Call for Additional Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses
12/09/2021 Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator US EPA - With 2022 Growing Season Fast Approaching, Spanberger Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging EPA to Delay Herbicide Registration Revisions
10/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Reps. Adams and Panetta Urge Congressional Leadership to Maintain $7.75 Billion in Agriculture Research Funding in Build Back Better Agenda
10/06/2021 Congressman Bishop Announces $1 Million EPA Award to GA Tech to Protect Children From Wildland Burn Emissions in Columbus and Albany
09/07/2021 Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
04/09/2021 Bishop Statement on Biden Budget
10/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Rep. Gallego, Chair Grijalva, Sen. Cantwell Lead Letter to Sec. Perdue Urging Pause or Reversal of Roadless Rule Exemption in Tongass Natl. Forest
09/30/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the EPA - Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Calls for New Registrations for Dicamba Products
07/21/2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn, and Chairman Neal - Pappas Leads Call to Support America's Trucking Industry
07/13/2020 Hearing of the House Committee of Natural Resources - Legislative Hearing of HR 5472
06/02/2020 Letter to Hon. David Bernhard, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary and Hon. Sonny Perdue, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary - Murkowski, Bishop Lead Congressional Push for Domestic Mineral Production
05/13/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Palazzo Advocating for Mississippi Timber Producers in Coronavirus Relief Package
04/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Rep. Axne Asks FEMA to Outline Flood Response Plans Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
01/13/2020 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Velázquez, Schumer Demand HUD Meeting on Puerto Rico
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Environment and Energy
11/20/2019 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Reps. Kind and Hurd Request House Leadership Bring Restore Our Parks and Lands Act to the Floor
11/20/2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Tonko, Kuster, Pallone lead 220+ Members Calling on EPA to Negotiate in Good Faith
09/09/2019 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James M. Inhoffe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Combating PFAS contamination
09/18/2018 Bishop Secures Transfer of Earle May Recreational Area to City of Bainbridge and Other Georgia Provisions in Passage of Conference Report for America's Water Infrastructure Act
08/01/2018 Letter to The Honorable Mike Conaway, Chairman, The Honorable Collin Peterson, Ranking Member of House Committee on Agriculture, The Honorable Pat Roberts, Chairman, The Honorable Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - Ranking Member Bishop Sends Letter to Farm Bill Conferees Highlighting Priorities for Rural Communities and Farmers in Georgia and Nationwide
07/09/2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders
09/14/2017 Availability of USDA Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Hurricane Irma

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