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February 6, 2024

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U. S.

February 1, 2024

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U.S.

February 1, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) voted to support H.R. 7024, the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, to support Mississippi families, fight against childhood poverty, and extend the transformational Child Tax Credit. 

January 30, 2024

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U. S.

January 23, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), former Chairman of the bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, released the below statement regarding repeated attacks on the work of the Committee:

January 16, 2024

[Washington, D.C.] – Today, Representative Bennie G. Thompson (MS02) expresses deep disappointment with the Tate Reeves Administration's decision to opt Mississippi out of the transformative United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2024 Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program.

January 11, 2024

[Washington, D.C.] –  Today, Representative Bennie G. Thompson (MS02) announced that the G.A.

December 21, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a Recompete Strategy Development Grant to Accelerate Mississippi Recompete Strategy in Jackson, Mississippi. The grant will be used to identify and evaluate barriers to labor force participation and occupational skills attainment in key regions and industry sectors and develop strategic implementation planning.