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Press Releases

April 20, 2022

(Washington D.C.) – Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announces Secretary Thomas Vilsack and Policy Advisor Susan E. Rice will travel to Mississippi as part of the Biden Administration’s Building a Better America Rural Infrastructure Tour.

April 15, 2022

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $90,054 to Jackson State University. This project, entitled “Track 1" for Planning or Conference Grant, CO2 Sequestration and Storage using Vetiver Grass on Coastal Wetlands," is under the direction of Ramzi Kafoury. 

April 12, 2022

(Washington D.C.) – Congressman Bennie G. Thompson will host a press conference after voting for $10,527,500 in Community Project Funding for the 2nd Congressional District.Congressman Thompson will present five checks to the community projects.

April 7, 2022

(Washington D.C.) – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announced his support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. She is the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States. We are proud to stand with Judge Jackson as she embarks on this vital role in her life.

April 4, 2022

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $508,572 to Jackson State University.

March 24, 2022

BOLTON, MS – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announces Murrah High School Student, Ravion Lightfoot has received nominations to the United States Air Force Academy; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; and U. S. Naval Academy Preparatory School.

March 24, 2022

(Washington D.C.) –Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announces Mississippi's open application period for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

March 22, 2022

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the State of Mississippi $8,406,000 in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to help communities recover from disasters.

March 22, 2022

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G.

March 17, 2022

(Washington D.C.) –Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announced that Mississippi will receive an estimated $6.7 million dollars through the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which will be administered through Housing and Urban Development (HUD).