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Thompson to Survey Areas Impacted by Floods
For Immediate Release Contact: Synarus Green
May 18, 2011 202-225-5876
Thompson to Survey Areas Impacted by Flood, Host Briefing for Local Farmers
Bolton, Mississippi—On Thursday, May 19, 2011, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) will survey areas impacted by the flood via helicopter with United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager and USDA Under Secretary Farm & Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse. The tour will begin in Jackson, Mississippi and proceed north through the affected area to Tunica, Mississippi. After landing at Tunica Airport, the Congressman will host a briefing for local farmers. Further information regarding the briefing can be found below.
What: Congressional Flood Briefing
Who: Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Development
United States Department of Agriculture – Mississippi Department of Rural Development
United States Department of Agriculture – Farm & Foreign Agricultural Services
United States Department of Agriculture – Mississippi Department of Farm & Foreign Agricultural Services
When: Thursday, May 19, 2011
4:00-4:30 pm
Where: Tunica Municipal Airport (U.T.A.)
209 South Airport Boulevard
Tunica, MS. 38676