Congressman Bennie Thompson, Representing Mississippi 2nd District
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Press Release Summary - 2007
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12/20/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $94,394.85 IN GRANTS TO THE CITY OF JACKSON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE CITY OF ROSEDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT DIRECT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CEDAP)
12/19/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $504,981 IN GRANTS TO MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT FUNDS
11/21/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THAT GSA DISCONTINUES COURTHOUSE STUDY IN CLEVELAND
11/16/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON RECOGNIZES THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MR. CECIL SHELTON
11/16/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON TO SPEAK AT THE MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF BLACK COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS 1ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT TOUGALOO COLLEGE GYMNASIUM
10/19/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
10/2/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THAT THE USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT HAS APPROVED A $423,800.00 GRANT TO THE DELTA HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR HINDS, HUMPHREYS, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
10/1/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $237,259.00 GRANT AWARD BY THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MISSISSIPPI
10/1/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES COMPUTER DONATIONS FOR THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
10/1/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCED THAT THE USDA’S RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY HAS APPROVED A HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANT OF $50,000.00 FOR CARROLL COUNTY
10/1/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE AWARD OF A $235,520.00 GRANT TO THE TUNICA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COALITION, INC. BY THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT’S OFFICE OF RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
9/27/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE $190,854.00 OF REALLOCATED EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER GRANT FUNDS FROM FEMA
9/26/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $175,000 GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISIPPI ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVES
9/26/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $200,000.00 GRANT AWARD TO ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY BY THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
9/25/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $698,000.00 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT AWARD TO TOUGALOO COLLEGE
9/21/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $4,759,591 GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE BIOTERRORISM – HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
9/21/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $2,158,462.00 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT AWARD TO THE CLEVELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
9/21/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES $4,189,754 GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
9/19/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON INVITES THE GREATER ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH MASS CHOIR OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI TO PERFORM DURING THE GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION’S 37TH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
9/18/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $713,551.00 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARD TO JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
9/18/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $200,000.00 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARD TO JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
9/17/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE AWARD OF TWO RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS TO THE QUITMAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
9/17/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $62,400 RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANT AWARD TO THE BOLIVAR COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, INC.
9/13/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $592, 382.00 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) PROGRAM AWARD TO HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGEUTICA CAMPUS
9/13/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $500,000.00 GRANT AWARD TO JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY’S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE, UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
9/12/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A MISSISSIPPI COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE FOR GRANT AWARDS FOR RADIOLOGICAL/NUCLEAR DETECTION IN THE SOUTHEAST TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR
9/12/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANT AWARDS FOR THE TOWN OF GOODMAN, THE CITY OF ROLLING FORK, THE CITY OF MOORHEAD, THE CITY OF DREW AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY
9/12/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE 2007 SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIR AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER IN GREENVILLE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
9/10/2007 CONGRESSMAN BENNIE G. THOMPSON WILL BE HOSTING A COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIR AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
9/7/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $456,560 HHS GRANT AWARD TO THE COUNTRY OAKS RECOVERY CENTER, INC. IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
9/7/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUCES A $400,000 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) GRANT AWARD TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES, INC., DIOCESE OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
9/7/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $209,000 FIRE GRANT AWARD TO THE HOPEWELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI FOR A 2000 GALLON TANKER
9/5/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $209,000 FIRE GRANT AWARD TO THE HOPEWELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI IN ROUND 7 OF THE FY 2007 AFG FUNDING CYCLE
8/27/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A HUD $96,224 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (EDI) SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT AWARD TO MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
8/13/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $240,000 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
8/13/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $2.9 MILLION EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTUCE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM GRANT AWARD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS TO THE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
8/6/2007 CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION, INC. (CBCF) AND WAL-MART STORES, INC. PARTNER TO CONTINUE THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT IN PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR FUTURE LEADERS
8/1/2007 Congressman Thompson Announces a $450,000 Grant to the Hayes Creek Water Association (Alva System)
7/11/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON COMMENTS ON MR. CHARLES TISDALE AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY
7/11/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON PLEASED WITH DHS PROGRESS ON NBAF
7/10/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $7,432,630 GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING FOR THE 2007 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS HURRICANE RELIEF PROJECT
6/21/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON PUSHES FOR COLD CASE UNIT AT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
6/20/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $200,000 WEED AND SEED GRANT AWARD FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY
6/4/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON CALLS FOR CATFISH LABELS
6/1/2007 NOTICE OF FIELD HEARING AND SITE VISIT Homeland Security Committee Examines the Progress in Securing Gulf Coast Communities
5/31/2007 CONGRESSMAN BENNIE G. THOMPSON NAMES CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION (CBCF) SPOUSES EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP AND CHERRIOS BRAND HEALTH INITIATIVE RECIPIENTS
5/9/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A $775,000.00 GRANT AWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
4/20/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES MCCOOL, MISSISSIPPI AREA SENIOR CITIZENS TO RECEIVE FREE SMOKE DETECTORS
4/18/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ART COMPETITION
3/29/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON HOLDS SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ART COMPETITION IN GREENVILLE MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007
3/13/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON OPPOSES PLANS TO MOVE NURSING HOME FACILITY FROM THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
3/2/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON TO SPEAK AT THE MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF STATE EMPLOYEES/COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA 2007 CONFERENCE IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MARCH 5, 2007
3/1/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON TO SPEAK AT THE MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF STATE EMPLOYEES/COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA 2007 CONFERENCE IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI MONDAY MARCH 5, 2007
2/28/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FIRE GRANT AWARD IN ROUND 19 OF THE FY 2006 FUNDING CYCLE
2/22/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY AND MONSANTO PARTNERSHIP
2/15/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FIRE GRANT AWARD IN ROUND 17 OF THE FY 2006 FUNDING CYCLE
2/7/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES A SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FIRE GRANT AWARD IN ROUND 16 OF THE FY 2006 FUNDING CYCLE
1/31/2007 CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION, INC. (CBCF) AND WAL-MART STORES, INC. PARTNER TO CONTINUE THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT IN PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR FUTURE LEADERS
1/30/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES 'SUPER SATURDAY' TAX DAY EVENT
1/26/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ON THE ARREST OF FORMER DEPUTY JAMES SEALE
1/24/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ON THE 2007 SOTU
1/10/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE PASSAGE OF THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT
1/10/2007 CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BUSH’S TROOP SURGE PROPOSAL


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