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August 1, 2023

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) released the following statement:

July 27, 2023

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) released the following statement congratulating Captain Zeita Merchant for her historic selection for Rear Admiral (lower-half) in the United States Coast Guard:

July 26, 2023

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that 22 nonprofit organizations in the state of Mississippi will receive $2.7 million through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Fiscal Year 2023 under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).

July 24, 2023

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

July 18, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U. S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded $6,143,048.80 in federal funding to Sharkey County for debris removal operations because of FEMA-DR-4697-MS (Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds and Tornadoes). This funding is authorized under Section

July 18, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $244,232 to Mississippi Valley State University. This project, entitled "Collaborative Research: CUE-T: HBCU Learning Community-based Intervention in Computing" is under the direction of Latonya Garner.

July 18, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $2,250,000 to Hinds Community College-Utica.

July 15, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $300,000 to Jackson State University. This project, entitled "Research Initiation Award: Thermal Decomposition of Four-membered Heterocyclic Peroxides, Data Mining in Nonadiabatic Trajectories, and Chemiexcitation Efficiency" is under the direction of Jian-Ge Zhou.

July 10, 2023

July 10, 2023 (Bolton, MS) – Rep. Bennie G. Thompson will host open house for his Natchez District Office on Friday, July 21, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The office is located at 208 Lynda Lee Drive, Natchez, MS. The open house will give local constituents an opportunity to visit the office and meet the staff.

June 26, 2023


(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is allocating funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to eligible states. Mississippi is receiving $1.2 billion in BEAD funding. This funding will be used to deploy or develop broadband networks so everyone can access dependable, inexpensive, and high-speed online services.