Rep. Thompson: Honoring Smith, Center Director of the Finch-Henry Job Corps Center in Batesville, Mississippi
March 25, 2025
March 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 21, 2025:
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Cordella Shegog Smith. Born and raised in Pope, Mississippi, Dr. Smith was nurtured by her single mother, Reba Shegog, in a home filled with love, alongside her grandparents, five siblings, an uncle, and a cousin. She dedicated her career to educatio . . .
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Cordella Shegog Smith. Born and raised in Pope, Mississippi, Dr. Smith was nurtured by her single mother, Reba Shegog, in a home filled with love, alongside her grandparents, five siblings, an uncle, and a cousin. She dedicated her career to educatio . . .