Sanford Bishop’s Wide Range of Legislation Proves Skinny
On his congressional web page, Georgia Democrat Sanford Bishop boasts that he “has authored a wide range of bills and resolutions.” In the sense that width is a measurement requiring two points, Bishop is technically correct. To date, there have been two and only two points of action for Sanford Bishop in the 111th Congress of 2009-2010:
1. H.Res. 385, a symbolic resolution without force of law congratulating Millard Fuller on a long and productive life.
2. H.R. 1471, a bill to expand the boundaries of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.
Neither Sanford Bishop nor his office has authored any other legislation, making the width of Bishop’s legislative efforts rather skinny. It’s not as though Rep. Bishop has other congressional duties to keep him busy. Bishop only serves on one committee, and he’s not a chairman of that or of any subcommittee. Sanford Bishop holds no leadership position with the Democratic Party in Congress, either. Bishop is for the most part sitting in Congress, accomplishing little when it comes to legislation at a time when our country faces multiple challenges, and drawing a salary of $174,000 for his lack of trouble.
If you’re one of the many Americans out there looking for a job right now, consider the job of Sanford Bishop’s Legislative Director. Jonathan Halpern took the job last year at an annual income rate of $76,000. His year’s work: bill to congratulate Millard Fuller and a bill to expand the boundaries of the Jimmy Carter historic site. $38,000 per bill is a pretty generous rate, and I hear the health care benefits are top-rate.
