Press Releases
Thompson Statement on John Kelly Departing the Trump Administration
January 2, 2019 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member and incoming Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on former Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly's departure today from the Trump Administration:
Thompson Statement on Another Death of a Child in Our Government's Care
December 11, 2018 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the President's threat to shut down the government to blackmail Congress for wall funding:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson released the following statement on the abrupt closure of Jackson's Virginia College campus: |
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Congressional Hurricane Maria Conference Agenda, Panelists, & Keynote Speaker Announced
September 17, 2018 (WASHINGTON) – This Thursday, September 20th, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security,
Thompson Statement on the 17th Anniversary of September 11
September 11, 2018 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement commemorating the seventeenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks:
Congressman Thompson Selects Alexis Williams to Serve in Washington Office
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) announced the selection of Jackson native, Alexis Williams, to serve in the role of Scheduler in his Washington, D.C. office.
Thompson Statement on Trump Calling Hurricane Maria Response ‘Fantastic'
Congressman Thompson Invites the W.L. Johnson Inspirational Mass Choir to Perform at the Annual CBCF Gospel Extravaganza
Congressman Thompson's Statement on the Manafort Verdict
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) released the following statement on the grand jury verdict of Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort: