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Bennie Thompson's Public Statements on Issue: Defense

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (MS) - District 2

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Date Title
08/01/2022 New Rep. Demings Legislation to Counter WMDs
07/06/2021 MSNBC "All In With Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Bennie Thompson
06/04/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Miss. Delegation Requests Administration Restore Second Destroyer to Budget
09/24/2020 Letter to The Honorable Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, The Honorable Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, The Honorable Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee & The Honorable Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Manchin, Young, Ernst, Vela, Palmer Lead Members in Calling On NDAA Conferees to Save Chief Management Officer, Uphold Accountability At DOD
07/14/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Smith, Waters, Engel, Thompson and Pallone Seek Information on Trump Administration Failures to Boost Production of PPE and Testing As COVID-19 Cases Spike
07/10/2020 Homeland and Oversight Chairs Issue Statement on Coast Guard's Refusal to Appear for Public Hearing
07/09/2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Maloney Joins 87 Colleagues in Urging the DoD to Investigate Vanessa Guillen's Tragic Death
06/03/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice, the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense, the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Smith, Nadler, Grijalva, and Thompson Call for Answers on Trump Administrations Use of Force Against Peaceful DC Protestors
04/23/2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Sen. Warren and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Thompson Call for Watchdog Investigation into Border Wall Cronyism
02/13/2020 Chairman Thompson Statement on President Trump Again Diverting Billions from Pentagon to Pay for His wall
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Homeland Security
12/09/2019 Letter to Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant for the U.S. Coast Guard - Thompson and Maloney Highlight Coast Guard Obstruction After Commandant Refuses to Testify
09/03/2019 Thompson statement on Trump taking billions from military to pay for wall
08/19/2019 Letter to Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant for the U.S. Coast Guard - Cummings and Thompson Request Interviews in Investigation of Coast Guard Academy's Handling of Harassment Allegations
01/02/2019 Thompson Statement on John Kelly Departing the Trump Administration
07/17/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, the Hon. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Reject Attempt to Undermine Science-Based Decision-Making in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
04/13/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Congressional Authorization Before Military Force Ordered in Syria
10/24/2017 Letter to the Hon. John McCain, the Hon. Jack Reed, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, and the Hon. Adam Smith - Support for Medical Research Program
08/22/2017 Congressman Thompson on President Trump's Afghanistan Deployment Announcement
08/03/2017 Thompson Marks 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act
06/21/2017 Letter to the Hon. John F. Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - Election Infrastructure Security
10/24/2016 Miss. Delegation Welcomes Selection of Mississippi for Potential USAF Trainer Aircraft Production
09/17/2014 Hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee - Worldwide Threats to the Homeland
09/11/2014 Thompson Statement on President's Address
09/10/2014 Thompson Statement on President's Primetime Address

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