WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Congressman Thompson Announces Over $12.7 Million in HHS Head Start Grant Awards for Mississippi BOLTON, MS - Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two significant grants totaling more than $12.7 million to support Head Start programs in Mississippi's Second Congressional District. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Thompson Announces Federal Grants to Improve Local Airports Across Mississippi's Second Congressional District BOLTON, MS - Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $2.4 million in federal funds to support airport improvement projects in communities across Mississippi's Second Congressional District.  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Walberg Applauds President Trump for Protecting the Great Lakes from Invasive Carp Today, President Trump signed a memorandum (link is external) directing his Administration to implement measures to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. The memorandum expresses support for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a joint project between the federal government and the states of Illinois and Michigan t  more