U.S Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-GA, who serves as the top Democrat on the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, says he voted against H.R. 8646, the subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2027 funding bill because it falls short for Georgia families, farmers and rural communities.
“Everyone eats the food America’s farmers produce. Everyone needs safe medicine and medical devices, clean drinking water, and affordable fuel, utilities, and internet,” said Bishop. “This bill slashes funding for water and wastewater grants needed by small, rural communities across the country that have a low tax base. This bill guts rural energy programs, reduces rural broadband investments and affordable housing programs, and takes development grants away from our rural businesses.”
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