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Thompson to Participate in Naming Ceremony
For Immediate Release Contact: Stephanie Booker
June 17,2011 601-866-9003
Thompson to Participate in the Naming Ceremony for the James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and Roy K. Moore Federal Building
Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) will speak at the naming ceremony for the James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building.
When: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
10:00 a.m.
Where: 1220 Echelon Parkway
Jackson, Mississippi
Who: Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
United State House of Representatives
Shyam K.Reddy, Regional Administrator
U.S. General Services Administration
Daniel McMullen, Special Agent in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Why: During the 111th Congress, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson sponsored H.R. 3562, a bill to designate the building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi as the James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building. The bill was unanimously passed by the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate and was subsequently signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 30, 2010. The building is currently occupied by the Federal Bureau of Investigations
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