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Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces Millions in Federal Funding for JSU and Tougaloo College

Congressman Bennie Thompson announces community projects in Mississippi Delta

Thompson presented checks for five out of eight projects that will directly benefit Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District residents. In March, Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) announced that he voted to fund $10,527,500 in Community Project Funding for the 2nd Congressional District that will

Congressional lawmakers roll out $6 billion worth of earmarks critics call wasteful

Congressional lawmakers roll out $6 billion worth of earmarks critics call wasteful Kerry Picket © Provided by Washington Examiner The return of earmarks to Capitol Hill spending means taxpayers could be on the hook for at least $6 billion in community projects for various districts. Earmarks, spending for local projects in senators states, and House members districts, were banned for a decade after a series of corruption scandals related to the line items and amid broader criticism of politicians fleecing the federal treasury for political gain. On the House side, a list of spending projects shows 221 Democrats and 106 Republicans requested earmarks. These must be approved by the Appropriations Committee, led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a Connecticut Democrat, with Rep. Kay Granger, a Texas Republican, the ranking member.

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