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Bennie G. Thompson
We support changes and improvements that will keep rural seniors and health care providers on a level playing field with the rest of the country.
Bennie G. Thompson
We must start measuring success based on a realistic standard for self-sufficiency rather than the poverty line.
Bennie G. Thompson
We know that the stock market is down. But what does that mean for the average Mississippian? It means that many of our retirement and pension plans, which are invested in corporate stock, are losing value. FAST!
Bennie G. Thompson
We have accepted the challenge and moved forward with it. Every now and then you win one, and you feel good about it. But once you look at the burden, you know it is a big hill to climb.
Bennie G. Thompson
We believe the way for Medicare, including prescription drug coverage, to work in rural America is for the federal government to improve and reform the program, not rely on a private mechanism that has already been proved ineffective.
Bennie G. Thompson
We are talking to Black employees at the Department of Agriculture who feel like they're being discriminated against. It is not just the farmers being discriminated against; it is the employees.
Bennie G. Thompson
We also found out that somebody we were opposing for the Fifth Circuit won't be put forth. We struggle day by day.
Bennie G. Thompson
Unfortunately, WorldCom is not the only company caught up in this kind of accounting scandal. The impact this will have on the general public is yet to be seen.
Bennie G. Thompson
Under the Family Energy Protection Act, the choice for most families won't be between paying the mortgage and paying the gas bill. Gas companies must be held to a just and reasonable standard.
Bennie G. Thompson
This situation is now exacerbated by the fact that this country is in the midst of an economic downturn where jobs, especially in rural America, are scarce.