Bennie Thompson

In an age of on-line radicalization, violent extremism commands the largest microphone it has ever known.

The tragic necessity of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program is a sign of the troubling times we live in.

We will get it before the midterms.

Well, the hearing will -- the next hearing will be before the November election. It won’t be next week. But you can fall intensive purposes expect at least one more hearing. We’re not really looking at bringing witnesses before the…

The hearing we will have will be before the November 8th election. It won’t be next week but you can, for all intents and purposes, expect at least one more hearing.

Congressman Bennie Thompson, who represents the city, has accused state leaders of intentionally withholding resources.

For the committee, we think because she was involved in helping organize and promote January 6, and individuals coming to the Capitol.

We are here today to discuss how the Department of Homeland Security assesses and manages the security risks of the many Federal buildings it is tasked with protecting.

It is imperative in this country that the Federal, State, and local governments to pursue and implement policies that strengthen the resilience of our Nation's infrastructure and lower our collective vulnerability to climate impacts.

For years, I have been a champion of equity--this Congress I was proud to see my legislation, the FEMA Equity Act, pass the House.

I applaud the Biden administration's commitment to that work, and I will do everything in my power to ensure we make real progress for Jackson and communities like mine across the United States.

For years, I have been a champion of equity. This Congress I was proud to see my legislation, the FEMA Equity Act, pass the House as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.

Clearly, FEMA and its partners must do a better job of ensuring that States provide Federal funding to those communities most in need.

What we have is a reluctant office of governor who has decided that for whatever reason, Jackson will be treated differently. That’s unfortunate. That was not the intent of the legislation.

Although the water crisis was not caused by a cyber attack, its horrific impacts underscore the urgency of ensuring the safety of industrial control systems.

Operational technology underpins almost every aspect of how we live and work.

Jackson, Mississippi is in the midst of a water crisis, leaving over 100,000 of my constituents without a clean water supply.

The Department of Justice this summer to investigate Bryant and any possible connection to this absolutely incredibly large welfare fraud scheme that has just decimated the needy families in his state.

I mean millions of dollars we're talking about remarkable reporting by the people who broke the story to invest -- the investigated this for years as to what the government finds and the investigations fine now.

I think now that the Department of Justice is being proactive and addition support is another thing, I think it`s time for the committee to determine whether or not the information will be together can be beneficial to that investigation.

Well, that`s the goal at this point.

They have spoken to pretty much every senior person in the cabinet, and for the most part, they have all indicated their willingness to talk to the committee.

Our democracy remains in danger. The conspiracy to thwart the will of the people is not over.

The January 6 Committee seems to think that, if there’s any way to get to the bottom of that, maybe the text messages cast a light on that potential cooperation.

Bennie Thompson, the committee chair, has spoken to Secretary Mayorkas now at least twice, I`m told, to try and facilitate the transfer of records.