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Bennie Thompson: “I was criticized severely by many of the people in this district, because that to them was wasted Federal dollars.”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
I was criticized severely by many of the people in this district, because that to them was wasted Federal dollars.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson addresses criticism over federal funding for local projects.

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