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May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader - House Democrats Push for Millions of Restoration and Resilience Jobs
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
May 19, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Haaland Joins Call Urging Administration to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
May 15, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Reports ICE Forcing Family Separation or Indefinite Detention on Immigrant Families
Rep. Bennie Thompson
May 15, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on National Police Week and National Peace Officers' Memorial Day
Rep. Bennie Thompson
May 14, 2020
Hyde-Smith honors fallen Miss. officers in Police Week tribute
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
May 13, 2020
Letter to Hon. Erica Dreiband, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Rep. Pressley, Senator Booker Lead Congressional Call for Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Ahmaud Arbery Murder
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
May 13, 2020
National Police Week
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
May 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Thune, Rounds Join Colleagues in Requesting DOJ to Investigate Potential Illegal Practices by Beef Packers
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
May 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Menendez, Engel, Thompson & Nadler Reject Administration's Legal Explanation for Halting Asylum Processing
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
May 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - House Chairs Press Trump Administration to Rescind Policies that Delay Release of Migrant Children
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
May 8, 2020
Letter to Pam Miller, Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service - Levin, Moore Lead 95 House Members Urging Commonsense Flexibility for WIC Use During COVID-19 Crisis
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
May 7, 2020
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduces Legislation to Counter Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to 50 Collegiate Associations, Conferences, Junior Colleges, and Universities - Wicker Seeks Information for Student-Athlete Name, Image, Likeness Debate
Sen. Roger Wicker
May 7, 2020
Committee Leaders Introduce Data Privacy Bill
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI, and Regina Lombardo, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Grassley, GOP Colleagues Send Letter to FBI and ATF on Firearms Background Check System during Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
May 1, 2020
Recognizing the Life of Cary Charles Childs
Rep. Trent Kelly
May 1, 2020
Recognizing the Life of Christopher Scott Sandefer
Rep. Trent Kelly
May 1, 2020
Recognizing the Life of Nancy Ann Kincade Williams
Rep. Trent Kelly
April 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Inhofe Joins Daines, Colleagues in Urging SBA to exclude Planned Parenthood from PPP loans
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
April 30, 2020
Thune, Wicker, Moran, Blackburn Announce Plans to Introduce Data Privacy Bill
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary for the Department of Treasury, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Capito, Colleagues Urge Federal Reserve to Protect Second Amendment Industries from Discrimination
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
April 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Swalwell Leads 72 Members in Sending Letter to Sec. DeVos Urging Quick Release of Emergency Grants to All Students, including DACA Recipients
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 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
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 17, 2020
Recognizing the Life of Guy Thomas Harris
Rep. Trent Kelly
April 15, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Grijalva Demands HHS and DHS Comply with Court Order and Release Migrant Children from Detention
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 14, 2020
DHS Inspector General Amends Public Summary of Report on Child Death in CBP Custody After Shortcomings Identified by Chairman Thompson
Rep. Bennie Thompson
April 10, 2020
Engel, Thompson, Nadler Statement on Trump Administration's Suspension of Asylum Processing
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 9, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Vela, Thompson Appeal for Safety of CBP Officers and Public at RGV Border
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, Monique Eloit, Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health, and Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Tillis Calls on International Health and Wildlife Organizations to Permanently Ban "Wet" Markets
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General, Mark Esper, Sec. of the Department of Defense, and Chad Wolf, Acting Sec. of Homeland Security - Reps. Grijalva, Vela, Thompson, and Kirkpatrick Express COVID-19 Concerns, Demand a Halt to Border Wall Construction in Letter to DOJ, DOD, and DHS
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 2, 2020
Thornberry / Kelly Release Military Family Readiness Legislation
Rep. Trent Kelly, ...
April 1, 2020
Thompson, Rice Call on ICE to Seek Alternatives to Detention for Migrants
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
March 20, 2020
Letter to Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security - Connolly, Bicameral Group of Members Press Trump Administration on Reports DHS is Preparing Mass Deportations of DREAMers
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
March 19, 2020
Thompson to DHS: Stop Issuing Mixed Messages on Immigration Enforcement During Coronavirus
Rep. Bennie Thompson
March 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Kevin Brady, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Reps. Titus, Bilirakis Lead Colleagues in Urging House Leadership to Protect Travel and Tourism Jobs in Recovery Package
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
March 18, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Trump Waiving Procurement Laws to Build His Wall
Rep. Bennie Thompson
March 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior, and to Aurelia Skipwith, Dir. of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Bergman Advocates for Increased Cormorant Management Options
Rep. Michael Guest, ...
March 4, 2020
Hyde-Smith Gets Interior Sec. Commitment to Fix Vicksburg National Military Park Damages
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Feb. 26, 2020
Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Feb. 24, 2020
Letter to David Ferriero, U.S. Archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration - Speier, Members of Congress Urge Archivist to Certify ERA Now!
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Hice Spearheads Letter Thanking President for Pro-life, Pro-Family Policies
Rep. Trent Kelly, ...
Feb. 18, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secreatary of the Department of Homeland Security - Top Homeland & Judiciary Democrats Condemn Deployment of Tactical CBP Agents to Various Cities in U.S.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 14, 2020
Chairman Thompson: Trump Again Using Homeland Security to Score Political Points, Inflict Revenge as He Sends Border Patrol to Major U.S. Cities
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Feb. 13, 2020
Congressman Thompson Votes to Remove the Deadline from the Preamble of the Equal Rights Amendment
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Feb. 13, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on President Trump Again Diverting Billions from Pentagon to Pay for His wall
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Feb. 12, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Vela Joins Over 100 House Democrats in Call for Immediate End of Remain in Mexico Policy
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Control Our Borders
Rep. Michael Guest
Feb. 10, 2020
Partnerships Act
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Jan. 31, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Congressional Leaders Call for Immediate Halt of Trump Programs that Rush Migrants Through Asylum Screenings
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Jan. 31, 2020
Thompson Condemns President Trump's Backdoor Attack on Diversity Visa Program
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Date
Title
Politician
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader - House Democrats Push for Millions of Restoration and Resilience Jobs
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
May 19, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Haaland Joins Call Urging Administration to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
May 15, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Reports ICE Forcing Family Separation or Indefinite Detention on Immigrant Families
Rep.Bennie Thompson
May 15, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on National Police Week and National Peace Officers' Memorial Day
Rep.Bennie Thompson
May 14, 2020
Hyde-Smith honors fallen Miss. officers in Police Week tribute
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
May 13, 2020
Letter to Hon. Erica Dreiband, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Rep. Pressley, Senator Booker Lead Congressional Call for Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Ahmaud Arbery Murder
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
May 13, 2020
National Police Week
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
May 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Thune, Rounds Join Colleagues in Requesting DOJ to Investigate Potential Illegal Practices by Beef Packers
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
May 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Menendez, Engel, Thompson & Nadler Reject Administration's Legal Explanation for Halting Asylum Processing
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
May 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - House Chairs Press Trump Administration to Rescind Policies that Delay Release of Migrant Children
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
May 8, 2020
Letter to Pam Miller, Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service - Levin, Moore Lead 95 House Members Urging Commonsense Flexibility for WIC Use During COVID-19 Crisis
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
May 7, 2020
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduces Legislation to Counter Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to 50 Collegiate Associations, Conferences, Junior Colleges, and Universities - Wicker Seeks Information for Student-Athlete Name, Image, Likeness Debate
Sen.Roger Wicker
May 7, 2020
Committee Leaders Introduce Data Privacy Bill
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI, and Regina Lombardo, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Grassley, GOP Colleagues Send Letter to FBI and ATF on Firearms Background Check System during Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
May 1, 2020
Recognizing the Life of Cary Charles Childs
Rep.Trent Kelly
May 1, 2020
Recognizing the Life of Christopher Scott Sandefer
Rep.Trent Kelly
May 1, 2020
Recognizing the Life of Nancy Ann Kincade Williams
Rep.Trent Kelly
April 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Inhofe Joins Daines, Colleagues in Urging SBA to exclude Planned Parenthood from PPP loans
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
April 30, 2020
Thune, Wicker, Moran, Blackburn Announce Plans to Introduce Data Privacy Bill
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary for the Department of Treasury, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Capito, Colleagues Urge Federal Reserve to Protect Second Amendment Industries from Discrimination
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
April 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Swalwell Leads 72 Members in Sending Letter to Sec. DeVos Urging Quick Release of Emergency Grants to All Students, including DACA Recipients
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 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
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 17, 2020
Recognizing the Life of Guy Thomas Harris
Rep.Trent Kelly
April 15, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Grijalva Demands HHS and DHS Comply with Court Order and Release Migrant Children from Detention
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 14, 2020
DHS Inspector General Amends Public Summary of Report on Child Death in CBP Custody After Shortcomings Identified by Chairman Thompson
Rep.Bennie Thompson
April 10, 2020
Engel, Thompson, Nadler Statement on Trump Administration's Suspension of Asylum Processing
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 9, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Vela, Thompson Appeal for Safety of CBP Officers and Public at RGV Border
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, Monique Eloit, Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health, and Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Tillis Calls on International Health and Wildlife Organizations to Permanently Ban "Wet" Markets
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General, Mark Esper, Sec. of the Department of Defense, and Chad Wolf, Acting Sec. of Homeland Security - Reps. Grijalva, Vela, Thompson, and Kirkpatrick Express COVID-19 Concerns, Demand a Halt to Border Wall Construction in Letter to DOJ, DOD, and DHS
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 2, 2020
Thornberry / Kelly Release Military Family Readiness Legislation
Rep.Trent Kelly, ...
April 1, 2020
Thompson, Rice Call on ICE to Seek Alternatives to Detention for Migrants
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
March 20, 2020
Letter to Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security - Connolly, Bicameral Group of Members Press Trump Administration on Reports DHS is Preparing Mass Deportations of DREAMers
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
March 19, 2020
Thompson to DHS: Stop Issuing Mixed Messages on Immigration Enforcement During Coronavirus
Rep.Bennie Thompson
March 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Kevin Brady, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Reps. Titus, Bilirakis Lead Colleagues in Urging House Leadership to Protect Travel and Tourism Jobs in Recovery Package
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
March 18, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Trump Waiving Procurement Laws to Build His Wall
Rep.Bennie Thompson
March 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior, and to Aurelia Skipwith, Dir. of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Bergman Advocates for Increased Cormorant Management Options
Rep.Michael Guest, ...
March 4, 2020
Hyde-Smith Gets Interior Sec. Commitment to Fix Vicksburg National Military Park Damages
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
Feb. 26, 2020
Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Feb. 24, 2020
Letter to David Ferriero, U.S. Archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration - Speier, Members of Congress Urge Archivist to Certify ERA Now!
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Hice Spearheads Letter Thanking President for Pro-life, Pro-Family Policies
Rep.Trent Kelly, ...
Feb. 18, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secreatary of the Department of Homeland Security - Top Homeland & Judiciary Democrats Condemn Deployment of Tactical CBP Agents to Various Cities in U.S.
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 14, 2020
Chairman Thompson: Trump Again Using Homeland Security to Score Political Points, Inflict Revenge as He Sends Border Patrol to Major U.S. Cities
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Feb. 13, 2020
Congressman Thompson Votes to Remove the Deadline from the Preamble of the Equal Rights Amendment
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Feb. 13, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on President Trump Again Diverting Billions from Pentagon to Pay for His wall
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Feb. 12, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Vela Joins Over 100 House Democrats in Call for Immediate End of Remain in Mexico Policy
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Control Our Borders
Rep.Michael Guest
Feb. 10, 2020
Partnerships Act
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Jan. 31, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Congressional Leaders Call for Immediate Halt of Trump Programs that Rush Migrants Through Asylum Screenings
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Jan. 31, 2020
Thompson Condemns President Trump's Backdoor Attack on Diversity Visa Program
Rep.Bennie Thompson
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