Medicare Votes
Georgia Congressional delegation:
Rep. Sanford Bishop and health care reform
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Rep. Sanford D. Bishop , Jr.
House of Representatives
2429 Rayburn House Office Building
GA
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Rep. Sanford Bishop: key health care votes
3/29/2012 3:27 PM H.Con.Res.112: Ryan Budget Bill 2012
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
Rep. Bishop voted No, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
4/15/2011 2:23 PM H.Con.Res.34: Ryan Budget Bill 2011
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
Rep. Bishop voted No, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
11/19/2009 4:29 PM H.R.3961: Revising Physician Fee Schedules, Reinstatement of PAYGO
On Passage - House - H.R. 3961 Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 [more]
Rep. Bishop voted Yes, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
See how Rep. Sanford Bishop votes on Medicare legislation.
Sanford D. Jr.Bishop: have worked with members of our subcommittee to ensure we had $69 million increase in this bill to increase v.a. health care research funding above the president's request. i think we have
About Rep. Sanford Bishop
Current Office: Representative from GeorgiaName: Sanford D. Bishop , Jr.
Date Elected: 11/3/1992
District: GA_02
Party: Democrat
Background Information:
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2/4/1947
Birth Place: Mobile, AL
Religion: Baptist
Spouse: Wife, Vivian
Children: 1
Grand Children: 1
Education:
- JD, Emory College
- BA, Morehouse College
Professional Experience:
- Attorney
Organizational Memberships:
- Chattahoochee Council
- Boy Scouts of America
- 32nd Degree Mason
- Shriner
- NAACP
Political Experience:
- Georgia Senate
- Georgia House of Representatives
Committees:
- Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
- Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member)
