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Press Releases

December 30, 2025

BOLTON, MS – Today, Congressman Bennie Thompson announced a $416,214 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office to continue leading the Mississippi Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

December 11, 2025

BOLTON, MS – Today, Congressman Bennie Thompson announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded two FY26 Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) totaling $176,635 to support aviation infrastructure upgrades in Mississippi’s Second Congressional District.

November 21, 2025

BOLTON, MS — Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has approved nearly $10 million in Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding (SDRF) to support communities impacted by major disaster declarations over the past two years.

November 18, 2025

BOLTON, MS — Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that the City of Jackson has been awarded $2,800,000 through the U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration’s FY25 Buses & Bus Facilities Program.

November 14, 2025

Washington, D.C. – On Monday, December 8, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., Congressman Bennie G.

November 10, 2025

(WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement condemning President Trump’s decision to pardon Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Sidney Powell, and others who conspired to subvert the 2020 election. 

October 1, 2025

Washington, D.C. –  Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) released the following statement:

September 29, 2025

BOLTON, MS – Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) is pleased to announce that Jackson State University has been selected to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training – Rehabilitation of the Blind Program (84.129P).