Statements and posts
15 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Congressman Thompson Responds to Liquidation of Jackson Area Federal Credit Union
Responded to liquidation of Jackson Area Federal Credit Union and member account transfer.
“While protecting members must come first, the liquidation of Jackson Area Federal Credit Union also raises serious questions about the circumstances that brought the institution to this point. My office will continue engaging with NCUA to ensure there is full transparency and accountability regarding what occurred, how…”
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Congressman Thompson Announces $486,000 Federal Grant for Midtown Partners, Inc.
Announced $486,000 federal grant to Midtown Partners, Inc. for community economic development.
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CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES NEARLY $1 MILLION IN TALENT SEARCH FUNDING FOR MISSISSIPPI HBCUs
Announced $992,477 in federal TRIO Talent Search funding for three Mississippi HBCUs.
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Announced $343,065 in DOJ funding to combat domestic and sexual violence in Mississippi.
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Thompson Marks 25th Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks
Marked the 25th anniversary of September 11 attacks and criticized weakening of homeland security.
“We must be clear-eyed about the world we live in – and strive to uphold our American values as we seek to secure our people and our homeland. We owe it to the Americans who lost their lives on 9/11 to ensure our government is focused on the most pressing threats facing the Nation so that, together, we can help defend…”
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Announced more than $1.3 million in federal grants for Delta State University.
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Announced $450,000 federal grant to Delta Health Center for maternal health care coordination in Mississippi Delta.
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Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Announces $7.57 Million Grant to Jackson State University
Announced $7.57 million Department of War grant to Jackson State University for STEM research.
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Announced $450,000 federal award for maternal care coordination program.
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Announced $827,400 in federal education grants for Mississippi universities.
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Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Announces $500,000 NSF Research Award for Jackson State University
Announced $500,000 NSF research award for Jackson State University materials science.
“Excellence in Research: Backreaction of Electron Excitation/De-excitation on Perovskite Lattices, Light-Induced Defect Creation/Annihilation and Charge Trap States.”
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Announced $139,000 federal research grant for Jackson State University biomedical research.
“Mass Spectrometry-Based Study of DNA Demethylation from an Excretion Perspective.”
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Congressman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that the Mississippi State Department of Health has been awarded more than $2.66 million from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to strengthen services for…
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Congressman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded $261,017 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to support law enforcement…
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Congressman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $22,493,185 in federal funding to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs serving children and families…