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Bennie Thompson

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Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been a prominent voice in Congress on issues related to homeland security, having served as the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on various aspects of national security and has been an advocate for addressing threats posed by terrorism and drug cartels.

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Feb 23, 2021

Without a plan each State was left to create its own plan for 'locally distributing the shots and launching programs for getting them into people's arms.'

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Feb 23, 2021

The American people have paid dearly for those failures and continue to do so today, in some cases with their lives.

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Feb 23, 2021

Unfortunately, President Trump ignored intelligence on COVID-19, made States compete for PPE and testing supplies, rejected science on masking and distancing, silenced medical and scientific experts in his own administration, and failed to…

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Feb 18, 2021

I still think this will have a huge effect on the future of Donald Trump and the future of the Republican Party.

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Feb 18, 2021

I do think this trial opens that whole Pandora`s Box for president Donald Trump because he engaged in conduct where he misused his power in such a forceful way and the harm was so great.

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Feb 17, 2021

This violent insurrection at the Capitol was orchestrated by former President Trump and his lawyer along with the Oathkeepers and the Proud Boys. And we`re going to have our day in court.

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Feb 16, 2021

We are not a third-world dictatorship like he wants it to be. We’re the United States of America. We are a nation of laws.

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Feb 16, 2021

This violent insurrection at the Capitol was orchestrated by former President Trump and his lawyer, along with the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys.

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Feb 16, 2021

Today, Chairman Thompson filed a lawsuit against former President Trump, his one-time attorney, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers.

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Feb 16, 2021

I`m from the south. The Ku Klux Klan law was basically put on the books to protect southerners and other people from the Klan who didn`t want this great country of ours to survive. But thank goodness it did, and now here we come full…

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Feb 16, 2021

The Senate refused to do what I feel was their job is to convict Donald Trump. This lawsuit is another opportunity.

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Feb 15, 2021

These individuals were trying to stop Congress from doing its constitutional duties, the Proud Boys and others, at the direction of our president. And we will have our day in court.

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Feb 9, 2021

Cybersecurity is a team sport that is ultimately about partnership. We're all in this together, so let's get to work.

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Feb 9, 2021

I call on all my colleagues to work together, quickly, to find a legislative vehicle to give CISA the resources it needs to fully respond.

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Feb 9, 2021

We are here today to begin what I hope will be a bipartisan endeavor in the 117th Congress--making cyber space more secure and networks more resilient.

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Feb 9, 2021

In contrast, from Day 1, President Biden has treated cybersecurity as an urgent National and economic security issue.

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Feb 9, 2021

We need to make it harder for the adversaries to conduct these operations.

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Feb 3, 2021

We still have people in this country talking about civil war... That kind of rhetoric isn't going to help us going forward.

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Feb 3, 2021

I think that a commission would be a most useful thing to start with a full exploration of the events of January 6.

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Feb 3, 2021

The threat of right-wing and more specifically, White Nationalist terrorism has been growing for years.

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Sep 30, 2020

There is no question that the moment is right for reforming CHS's jurisdictional statement in the 117th Congress.

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Sep 30, 2020

We do our constituents a disservice by ceding to the bureaucracy the power the Constitution has given us.

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Sep 30, 2020

No, absolutely. We created CISA, which is a cyber entity that has responsibility across the Federal agency platform.

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Sep 30, 2020

We should prohibit a member from sponsoring a project that they or family members have a financial interest in.

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Sep 30, 2020

I agree with my other colleagues. Ms. Eshoo, I think you make compelling arguments on the issues of electronic submission and cybersecurity.

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