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July 19, 2020
Letter to Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice and Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Nadler, Thompson & Maloney Call for IG Investigation Into Trump Administration Use of Force Against Protestors
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
July 18, 2020
Wicker Statement on Congressman John Lewis
Sen. Roger Wicker
July 17, 2020
Thompson: Administration's Violent Actions in Portland are an Un-American Affront to Democracy
Rep. Bennie Thompson
July 17, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rush, Tlaib Call on House Leadership to Prohibit the Use of Federal Funds to Purchase or Use Facial Recognition Software
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
July 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights - Release: Reps. Khanna, Cohen Lead Letter to AG Barr to Support Civil Rights Division Staff
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
July 9, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
June 30, 2020
Hyde-Smith Statement on Law to Change the Mississippi State Flag
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
June 17, 2020
Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Law Enforcement Training & Accountability Reform Bill
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
June 16, 2020
Palazzo Joins Resolution Condemning Radical Demands to Defund the Police
Rep. Michael Guest, ...
June 16, 2020
Hearing of the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Kelly, Hearing on Racial Disparity in the Military Justice System
Rep. Trent Kelly
June 11, 2020
Lee, Thompson Reintroduce Bill to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
June 5, 2020
Oversight and Homeland Chairs Issue Statement on DHS IG Report Confirming Findings in Joint Investigation
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
June 4, 2020
Wicker Statement on Mississippi National Guard Activation
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
June 3, 2020
Congressman Thompson's Statement on Officers Charged in George Floyd's Death
Rep. Bennie Thompson
June 3, 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
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
June 2, 2020
Hyde-Smith Addresses the Death of George Floyd, Civil Unrest
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
June 2, 2020
Wicker Statement on the Death of George Floyd
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
May 30, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Reports of Right-Wing Extremists Joining Protests to Sow Chaos
Rep. Bennie Thompson
May 29, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Trump's Tweets Stoking Violence
Rep. Bennie Thompson
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 7, 2020
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduces Legislation to Counter Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
May 7, 2020
Committee Leaders Introduce Data Privacy Bill
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
April 30, 2020
Thune, Wicker, Moran, Blackburn Announce Plans to Introduce Data Privacy Bill
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
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. 13, 2020
Congressman Thompson Votes to Remove the Deadline from the Preamble of the Equal Rights Amendment
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Feb. 10, 2020
Partnerships Act
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Hudson Urges Army to End Ban on Religious Dog Tags
Rep. Trent Kelly, ...
Oct. 24, 2019
Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Resolution Denouncing House Democrat Impeachment Process
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Oct. 1, 2019
Domestic and International Terrorism Documentation and Analysis of Threats in America Act
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Sept. 12, 2019
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Secretary Pompeo, Secretary of State - Brooks, Frankel Urge Pompeo to Include Afghan Women in Peace Talks
Rep. Michael Guest, ...
May 17, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Resolution Honoring 100 Th Anniversary of The 19 Th Amendment
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
April 5, 2019
Letter to various TV networks - Wicker Seeks Answers on Television Networks Blocking Pro-Life Movie
Sen. Roger Wicker
March 14, 2019
Concerns Regarding H. Res. 183
Rep. Trent Kelly
Jan. 9, 2019
Medgar Evers Home National Monument
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Sept. 26, 2018
Hatch, Bipartisan Senators Introduce Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Thompson Announces Expansion of Nonprofit Security Grant Program
Rep. Bennie Thompson
June 25, 2018
Langevin, Thompson, King Introduce Legislation to Improve Disaster Planning for People with Disabilities
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
June 18, 2018
Wicker's "Juneteenth Independence Day' Resolution Passes Senate
Sen. Roger Wicker
June 18, 2018
Senators Gillibrand And Wicker Announce Passage Of Bipartisan Resolution Designating "Juneteenth Independence Day"
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
June 13, 2018
Letter to David Leach, CEO of Greyhound Lines Inc. - Resist CBP Immigration Raids on Buses
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
June 4, 2018
Wicker Statement on Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision
Sen. Roger Wicker
May 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration - Congressman Bishop Leads Letter to GSA Urging the Agency to Protect Job Opportunities for People Living With Disabilities
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
May 16, 2018
Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Balanced Budget Amendment Bill
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
April 20, 2018
Letter to Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey - Demand Release of Pastor Andrew Brunson
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Wicker Encouraged by Trump Administration Actions to Protect Religious Conscience
Sen. Roger Wicker
Dec. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats Call on Secretary DeVos to Protect Students' Civil Rights
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Dec. 7, 2017
Reps. John Lewis and Bennie G. Thompson Joint Statement on Not Attending Opening of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Dec. 4, 2017
Congressman Thompson's Statement on President Trump's Attendance to Ms. Civil Rights Museum Opening
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Date
Title
Politician
July 19, 2020
Letter to Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice and Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Nadler, Thompson & Maloney Call for IG Investigation Into Trump Administration Use of Force Against Protestors
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
July 18, 2020
Wicker Statement on Congressman John Lewis
Sen.Roger Wicker
July 17, 2020
Thompson: Administration's Violent Actions in Portland are an Un-American Affront to Democracy
Rep.Bennie Thompson
July 17, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rush, Tlaib Call on House Leadership to Prohibit the Use of Federal Funds to Purchase or Use Facial Recognition Software
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
July 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights - Release: Reps. Khanna, Cohen Lead Letter to AG Barr to Support Civil Rights Division Staff
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
July 9, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
June 30, 2020
Hyde-Smith Statement on Law to Change the Mississippi State Flag
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
June 17, 2020
Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Law Enforcement Training & Accountability Reform Bill
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
June 16, 2020
Palazzo Joins Resolution Condemning Radical Demands to Defund the Police
Rep.Michael Guest, ...
June 16, 2020
Hearing of the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Kelly, Hearing on Racial Disparity in the Military Justice System
Rep.Trent Kelly
June 11, 2020
Lee, Thompson Reintroduce Bill to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
June 5, 2020
Oversight and Homeland Chairs Issue Statement on DHS IG Report Confirming Findings in Joint Investigation
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
June 4, 2020
Wicker Statement on Mississippi National Guard Activation
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
June 3, 2020
Congressman Thompson's Statement on Officers Charged in George Floyd's Death
Rep.Bennie Thompson
June 3, 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
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
June 2, 2020
Hyde-Smith Addresses the Death of George Floyd, Civil Unrest
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
June 2, 2020
Wicker Statement on the Death of George Floyd
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
May 30, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Reports of Right-Wing Extremists Joining Protests to Sow Chaos
Rep.Bennie Thompson
May 29, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Trump's Tweets Stoking Violence
Rep.Bennie Thompson
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 7, 2020
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduces Legislation to Counter Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
May 7, 2020
Committee Leaders Introduce Data Privacy Bill
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
April 30, 2020
Thune, Wicker, Moran, Blackburn Announce Plans to Introduce Data Privacy Bill
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
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. 13, 2020
Congressman Thompson Votes to Remove the Deadline from the Preamble of the Equal Rights Amendment
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Feb. 10, 2020
Partnerships Act
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Hudson Urges Army to End Ban on Religious Dog Tags
Rep.Trent Kelly, ...
Oct. 24, 2019
Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Resolution Denouncing House Democrat Impeachment Process
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
Oct. 1, 2019
Domestic and International Terrorism Documentation and Analysis of Threats in America Act
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Sept. 12, 2019
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Secretary Pompeo, Secretary of State - Brooks, Frankel Urge Pompeo to Include Afghan Women in Peace Talks
Rep.Michael Guest, ...
May 17, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Resolution Honoring 100 Th Anniversary of The 19 Th Amendment
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
April 5, 2019
Letter to various TV networks - Wicker Seeks Answers on Television Networks Blocking Pro-Life Movie
Sen.Roger Wicker
March 14, 2019
Concerns Regarding H. Res. 183
Rep.Trent Kelly
Jan. 9, 2019
Medgar Evers Home National Monument
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Sept. 26, 2018
Hatch, Bipartisan Senators Introduce Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Thompson Announces Expansion of Nonprofit Security Grant Program
Rep.Bennie Thompson
June 25, 2018
Langevin, Thompson, King Introduce Legislation to Improve Disaster Planning for People with Disabilities
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
June 18, 2018
Wicker's "Juneteenth Independence Day' Resolution Passes Senate
Sen.Roger Wicker
June 18, 2018
Senators Gillibrand And Wicker Announce Passage Of Bipartisan Resolution Designating "Juneteenth Independence Day"
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
June 13, 2018
Letter to David Leach, CEO of Greyhound Lines Inc. - Resist CBP Immigration Raids on Buses
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
June 4, 2018
Wicker Statement on Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision
Sen.Roger Wicker
May 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration - Congressman Bishop Leads Letter to GSA Urging the Agency to Protect Job Opportunities for People Living With Disabilities
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
May 16, 2018
Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Balanced Budget Amendment Bill
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
April 20, 2018
Letter to Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey - Demand Release of Pastor Andrew Brunson
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Wicker Encouraged by Trump Administration Actions to Protect Religious Conscience
Sen.Roger Wicker
Dec. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats Call on Secretary DeVos to Protect Students' Civil Rights
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Dec. 7, 2017
Reps. John Lewis and Bennie G. Thompson Joint Statement on Not Attending Opening of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Dec. 4, 2017
Congressman Thompson's Statement on President Trump's Attendance to Ms. Civil Rights Museum Opening
Rep.Bennie Thompson
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