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

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

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05/15/2023 Scott, Thompson Lead Colleagues in Requesting States Increase Support for 1890 Land-Grant Institutions
03/31/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt
03/09/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Urging Biden Administration to Address Student Loan Debt
01/31/2022 Congressman Bishop Statement on Bomb Threats Against Albany State University and HBCUs
11/19/2021 Congressman Bishop Secures Historic Investment in American Families and Communities
11/04/2021 Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chairwoman Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Senate Appropriations; Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chairwoman Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on House Appropriation - Rename CDC Workforce Program in Honor of Congresswoman John Lewis
10/06/2021 Congressman Bishop Announces Over $2 Million in Grant Awards to Higher Education Institutions in Middle and Southwest Georgia
03/11/2021 Bishop Praises Signing of American Rescue Plan Act
09/01/2020 Bishop, Adams, Fudge, Lucas, and Walker introduce resolution honoring the 130th Anniversary of 1890s Land Grant Universities
03/24/2020 Letter to John Remondi, CEO of Navient Corporation, Michael Dunlap, CEO of Nelnet, Inc., James Steeley, President and CEO of FedLoan/Pennsylvania higher Education Assistance Agency, Raymond Bayer, Executive Director and CEO of Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, Jeffrey Sloan, CEO of Global Payments, Inc., David Feitz, Executive Director of Cornorstone Education Loan Services/Utah Higher Education Assitance Authority, William Hollin, President and CEO of EdFinancial Services, James Farha, President of Oklahoma Student Loan Authority and Christiana Thornton, President and CEO of Granite State Management and Resources - Foster, Kaptur Lead Letter Urging Student Loan Servicers to Provide Relief for All Borrowers During COVID-19 Crisis
12/17/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Warren, Brown, Adams, Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Inadequate DoD Science and Engineering Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority Serving Institutions
10/15/2019 In Memory of Dr. Cornelius W. Grant
03/21/2019 Georgia Congressmen Introduce Resolution Recognizing 50th Anniversary of Dental College of Georgia
03/07/2019 Congressman Bishop Participates in the Second Annual HBCU Steam Day of Action on Capitol Hill
03/07/2019 Congressman Bishop Invites Students to Participate in 2019 Service Academy Nomination
12/11/2018 Statement on the Abrupt Closure of Virginia College and the Availability of Resources for Impacted Students
10/16/2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
05/23/2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Blast DeVos, Department of Education for Continuing to Fail Higher Ed. in Puerto Rico
05/22/2018 Congressman Bishop Delivers 2018 Commencement Address at Morehouse College
04/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Revise Burdensome Disaster Funding Application Process
11/11/2017 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Take Up The Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Act
11/02/2017 Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office - Investigation of Federal Student Loan Services and Industry Practices
11/02/2016 Letter to House Committee Leaders - Protect Pell Grant Funding
07/06/2016 Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Pell Grant Protections
02/29/2016 Advisory: USDA Announces $18 Million to Support Research, Teaching, Extension at Historically Black Land-Grant Universities

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