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Bennie Thompson's Public Statements on Issue: Unemployed and Low-Income

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

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03/01/2022 Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits
07/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Beatty Backs Extending Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic
04/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
01/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
11/15/2017 Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Lifeline Program
05/24/2017 Thompson Statement on Trump's FY 2018 Budget
04/06/2017 Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Relation Agencies, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Bipartisan Support for Full Funding of Heating Assistance Program that Trump Budget Would Eliminate
01/18/2017 The Hill - Trump Must Keep CFPB Director RIchard Cordray
03/10/2016 Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, The Hon. Tom Price, Chairman House Budget Committee, and the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee - Fight to Protect SNAP for Those in Need
06/10/2015 Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate HELP Committee - Every Child Achieves Act
03/27/2015 Letter to Chairman Tom Cole and Ranking Member Rosa Delauro, Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Funding of Heating Assistance Program
12/18/2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Boost Funding for Low Income Heating Assistance Funds
09/15/2014 The Hill - An Illness Away from Bankruptcy: How a Refusal to Expand Medicaid is Robbing the Middle Class
08/21/2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Action on Poverty
04/04/2014 Letter to Jack Kingston, Chairman and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor for Health and Human Services and Education - Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Funding
03/06/2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
01/30/2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Full LIHEAP Funding in 2015 Budget
01/06/2014 Thompson Calls for Action on Extending Federal Unemployment
12/11/2013 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Republicans Must Not Adjourn for Year without Extending Federal Unemployment Insurance
11/15/2013 Letter to Senators Debbie Stabenow and Thad Cochran and Representatives Frank Lucas and Collin Peterson - Do No Cut Food Stamps
08/13/2013 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - SNAP Funding
07/10/2013 Thompson on his Vote Against H.R. 2642
06/10/2013 Thompson Opposes Closing Win Job Centers in Second District
04/19/2013 Letter to Chairman Kingston, Ranking Member DeLauro, Chairman Latham, Ranking Member Pastor - Programs that Aim to Eliminate Poverty Funding
02/15/2013 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security

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