Press Releases
BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $$539,710 to Jackson State University. This project, entitled "CAREER: Climate Resilient Landslide Repair on Expansive Soil Using Vetiver Grass," is under the direction of Mohammad Sadik Khan.
House Passed American Rescue Plan Last Week to Crush COVID-19 Virus, Get the Economy Moving with Shots in Arms, Money in Pockets, Children in Schools and People in Jobs
House Passed American Rescue Plan Last Week to Crush COVID-19 Virus, Get the Economy Moving with Shots in Arms, Money in Pockets, Children in Schools and People in Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 9051, Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson voted to pass H.R. 133, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. After months of negotiations and numerous proposals passed in the House of Representatives, a deal was reached on Sunday and later voted on Monday evening.
BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) estimated thousands of Mississippians will gain access to high-speed broadband through the Commission's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. |
Congressman Thompson is Re-Elected as Chairman of House Committee on Homeland Security
BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U. S. Department of Justice has awarded $186,644 in FY 2020 Project Safe Neighborhood funds to the Mississippi Division of Public Safety Planning.
BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U. S. Department of Agriculture Rural Developmenthas awarded $2,345,000 in funds through the Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program to Grande Delta Corporation located in Isola, Mississippi.