Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]2008-10-06T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400030All is mostly quite along Georgia fronttag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/commentary/29667332008-10-06T00:00:00ZHinesville Coastal Courier
...his past rock-solid support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which will benefit from the bailout. Only 2nd District Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, and 8th District Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, supported the Bush bailout in the initial House vote. Bishop i<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coastalcourier.com/news/article/8917/">Go to article</a> Shipp: Democrats have an uninspiring field in Georgiatag:opencongress.org,2008-10-04:/commentary/29721492008-10-04T00:00:00ZOnline Athens, GA
Only 2nd District Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, and 8th District Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, supported the Bush bailout in the initial House vote. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/100508/opi_340298546.shtml">Go to article</a> Scrap at the corner of Wall and Maintag:opencongress.org,2008-10-04:/commentary/29721482008-10-04T00:00:00ZSunday Paper, GA
Only two, Rep. Sanford Bishop of Columbus and Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon, both Democrats, voted in favor of the financial rescue. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sundaypaper.com/More/Archives/tabid/98/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3132/Scrap-at-the-corner-of-Wall-and-Main.aspx">Go to article</a> Senators have conferencetag:opencongress.org,2008-10-04:/commentary/29721472008-10-04T00:00:00ZAlbany Herald On-line, GA
US Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, voted in favor of the measure both times it came up in the House this week. On Monday, he and Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.albanyherald.com/stories/20081004n1.htm">Go to article</a> Bailout votes may haunt some politicianstag:opencongress.org,2008-10-04:/commentary/29550052008-10-04T00:00:00ZAtlanta Journal Constitution
...to supporters and reporters. “It’s about Main Street.” During the first bailout vote, only Marshall and Democrat Sanford Bishop (D-Albany) backed the failed House effort. Congressmen David Scott(D-Atlanta) and John Lewis(D-Atlanta) added their vot<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/10/04/bailout_vote_politics.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13">Go to article</a> Four Georgia Dems Back Bailout Plan, Republicans Still Vote Notag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/29721502008-10-03T00:00:00ZMyFox Atlanta, GA
In addition to Lewis and Scott, Georgia's Sanford Bishop of Albany and Jim Marshall of Macon voted in favor of the bailout bill. Phone calls and emails from ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7573614&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1">Go to article</a> Fallout from the bailout vote: Marshall cuts a TV ad, and Goddard ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/29374572008-10-01T00:00:00ZAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA
US Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Macon) is still the focus of attention over his Monday vote in favor of the Wall Street bailout/rescue. He and Sanford Bishop were ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2008/10/01/fallout_from_the_bailout_vote.html">Go to article</a> Where's the statesmanship when citizens really need it?tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/29374552008-10-01T00:00:00ZMacon Telegraph, GA
Only two of 13 Georgia lawmakers voted for the bill, Rep. Jim Marshall and Rep. Sanford Bishop. Lawmakers have been bombarded with phone calls and e-mails ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.macon.com/203/story/478748.html">Go to article</a> National Association of Chronic Disease Directors Supports ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/29374512008-10-01T00:00:00ZPR Web (press release), WA
... Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy (HALE) Act recently introduced by Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Georgia), aimed at combating America's obesity epidemic, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1409214.htm">Go to article</a> On bailout vote, lawmakers heard constituents loud, cleartag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/29338112008-10-01T00:00:00ZMacon Telegraph
...voted against the $700 billion plan to shore up the nation's ailing financial sector. Only Reps. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, and Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, cast votes for a measure that the Bush administration has characterized as critical to warding off a co<br /><br /><a href="http://www.macon.com/198/story/478943.html">Go to article</a> Georgia delegation opposed bailout from the get-gotag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/29801452008-09-30T00:00:00ZAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA
Rep. Sanford Bishop of Albany was the only other Georgian who voted yes for the measure, which he said was “necessary to prevent a deepening of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/shared/content/metro/stories/2008/09/29/bailout_georgia_delegation.html">Go to article</a> Jim Marshall votes for bailout plantag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/29374582008-09-30T00:00:00ZToday's MGT, GA
Rep. Jim Marshall and Rep. Sanford Bishop who both represent parts of Middle Georgia were the only two House members from the state voting for the plan. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wmgt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2666&Itemid=103">Go to article</a> Ga. delegation sees change in sentiment on bailouttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/29374562008-09-30T00:00:00ZAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA
Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, the other Georgian to vote in favor of the bailout, was standing by his vote even as his in box continued to fill up with ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/09/30/georgia_bailout_sentiment.html">Go to article</a> Angry voters drove bailout's failure (no mention of Pelosi)tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/29374532008-09-30T00:00:00ZMcClatchy Washington Bureau, DC
Jim Marshall, D-Macon, and Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, cast votes for a measure that the Bush administration has characterized as critical to warding off a ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/economics/story/53285.html">Go to article</a> Ga. delegation sees change in sentiment on bailouttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/29304532008-09-30T00:00:00ZAtlanta Journal Constitution
...colleagues from Georgia are market fundamentalists” who reject any government intervention, the Macon Democrat said. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, the other Georgian to vote in favor of the bailout, was standing by his vote even as his in box continu<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/09/30/georgia_bailout_sentiment.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13">Go to article</a> On bailout vote, lawmakers heard constituents loud and cleartag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/29304522008-09-30T00:00:00ZMcClatchy
...voted against the $700 billion plan to shore up the nation's ailing financial sector. Only Reps. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, and Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, cast votes for a measure that the Bush administration has characterized as critical to warding off a co<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/53285.html">Go to article</a> Bailout Bill, How Your Representatives Votedtag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/29374542008-09-29T00:00:00ZWTVY, AL
Democrats Sanford Bishop and Jim Marshall were the lone Georgia representatives to vote for the plan. The rest of the House's Georgia delegation - four ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wtvynews4.com/alabamanews/headlines/29902974.html">Go to article</a> Georgia delegation votes ‘no’ on bailouttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/29374522008-09-29T00:00:00ZAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA
... a Democrat who said he was willing to back the unpopular package even if it meant losing his seat in November, joined Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/09/29/bailout_georgia_delegation.html">Go to article</a> Georgia delegation votes 'no' on bailouttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/29230642008-09-29T00:00:00ZAtlanta Journal Constitution
...a Democrat who said he was willing to back the unpopular package even if it meant losing his seat in November, joined Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, in voting yes. The proposal went down by a surprise 228-205 margin after Republicans refused to back the<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/09/29/bailout_georgia_delegation.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13">Go to article</a> Government may bail out Wall Street for $700Btag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/29008852008-09-25T00:00:00ZAlbany Herald On-line, GA
Among those hesitant about the plan are Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany. A statement e-mailed to The Albany Herald from Bishop’s office Wednesday points to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.albanyherald.com/stories/20080925n5.htm">Go to article</a>