Delta Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss) has announced that he has initially secured funds for community projects throughout the Second Congressional District.
In a press release Thompson said Jackson State University and Tougaloo College would receive funding through the House Subcommittee of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The Rural Hinds County Utilization project was funded by the House Subcommittee of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.
The recipient, project to be funded and the amount of funding are:
• Tougaloo College, the Reuben V. Anderson Institute of Social Justice: $1,000,000.
• Jackson State University, the Center for Living, Learning and Cultural Engagement: $3,000,000.
• Hinds County, Rural Hinds County Utilization Project: $1,465,000.
“It is my honor to fight for our district in Congress, and I am proud to have secured this much-needed funding,” said Thompson. “This funding will make a critical difference in the lives Mississippians.
“These projects represent a significant educational, economical, and cultural investment in areas that will bring much value to the community,” Thompson added. “I will continue to fight for our district to ensure that we get the federal funding we need to make our community stronger.”
The inclusion of this funding in the Appropriations Committee draft bill is the first step in the funding process.
Thompson will continue to fight for this funding as the bill moves to the full Appropriations Committee, consideration on the House Floor, and negotiations with the Senate.
Congressman Thompson, 73, has been serving as the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's Second Congressional District since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019, previously holding the position from 2007 to 2011.
Thompson most recently visited Clarksdale this spring with the grand opening of Delta Health Systems - Clarksdale Hospital where he spoke on funding for rural healthcare and Medicare/Medicaid expansion. He also visited Coahoma Community College and spoke to students in May 2019.
