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February 11, 2022

(Washington D.C.) – Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and the Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland will visit Civil Rights Sites in Mississippi on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. The visit will give Secretary Haaland a first-hand account of the people and places significant to the nation's Civil Rights struggle that began in the Mississippi Delta.

February 4, 2022

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the United States Department of Agriculture /Rural Development has awarded $500,000 in Value-Added Producer Grants to local businesses in the Second Congressional District.

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January 27, 2022

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded two grants totaling $250,000, as part of the American Rescue Plan to the following:

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January 20, 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 funds through the Housing Counseling Grant Program to Housing Education and Economic Development, Inc.

January 14, 2022

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded $200,000 in funds through the 2021 Delta Workforce Grant Program to the Delta Health Alliance located in Stoneville, Mississippi.

January 14, 2022

(Washington D.C.) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson announced the first round of investments in repairing bridges under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law.

January 7, 2022

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

December 27, 2021

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