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Sanford Bishop, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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

Date Title
02/08/2022 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General Dept. of Justice - Pressley, Clyburn, Jones Lead Congressional Black Caucus Members in Urging DOJ to Aggressively Increase Efforts to Protect Voting Rights
07/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Vice Chair Strickland Leads CBC in Call for Equity in American Rail Infrastructure
03/31/2021 Letter to David Uejio, Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council to Address Racial Disparities in Housing Appraisal Industry
11/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressman Cohen Asks FBI Director to Investigate Efforts to Deny Voters the Right to a Free and Fair Election
07/30/2020 Letter to the Hon. Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, the Hon. Geoff Duncan, Lt. Governor of Georgia, and the Hon. David Ralston, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives - Bishop, Graves, Georgia Delegation Ask Kemp to Put a Statue of John Lewis in Us Capitol
05/20/2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General, and Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General - Arbery Investigation
04/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Meng Calls on DeVos to Ensure Civil Rights Protections for Students During COVID-19 Crisis
08/20/2018 Letter to The Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, and Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State - Congressman Sanford Bishop Statement in Strong Opposition to Voter Suppression Efforts in Randolph County
05/17/2018 Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration - Congressman Bishop Leads Letter to GSA Urging the Agency to Protect Job Opportunities for People Living With Disabilities
03/28/2018 Letter to John Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of State - Bipartisan Group of 57 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Hold Sudan Accountable for Corruption, Human Rights Abuses
07/05/2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
02/08/2017 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Investigate Voter Suppression and Disenfranchisement in the 2016 Presidential Election
12/05/2016 Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama - Protect Immigrants' Private Data
11/18/2015 Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, Presidnet of the United States - Award Simeon Booker the Presidential Medal of Freedom
11/03/2015 Letter to President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority - Violence in the West Bank and Israel
07/17/2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Upgrade Malaysia's Ranking in the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report
03/31/2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader, Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee - Voting Rights Act
03/27/2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Improve the Voting Rights Amendment Act
07/26/2013 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Limitations of NSA
04/18/2013 Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - U.S.-Colombia Policy
11/09/2011 Letter to Lamar Smith, John Conyers, Daniel E. Lungren and Robert A. Brady
11/03/2011 Letter to Secretaries of State
09/26/2007 Letter to Chairwoman Feinstein and Majority Leader Reid
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