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Bennie Thompson

Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, serving since 1993, and the ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Medicare debates in Congress should result in better Medicare benefits for all our nation's seniors. We're not asking for special treatment for rural America, just a fair deal.

America, Deal, Senior, Seniors, Special

While I agree that homegrown terrorism and the jihadist threat deserve continuing attention, a single-minded approach ignores all other threats.

Agree, Attention, Homegrown, Terrorism, Threat, Threats

I believe that if corporate America expects consumer confidence to be restored, they must first be honest with us.

America, Believe, Confidence, Corporate, Restored

Any successful nominee should possess both the temperament to interpret the law and the wisdom to do so fairly. The next Supreme Court Justice should have a record of protecting individual rights and a strong willingness to put aside any political agenda.

Political, Record, Strong, Successful, Supreme, Wisdom

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.

Business, Impact, Kind, Scandal, Seen, Worldcom

If you talk to the Whites in Mississippi they will tell you, 'You can go to any school you want to; we don't see race. ' Biggest lie ever told.

Lie, Lying, Race, School, Told, Whites

Now, we are seeing many of these same companies face the truth about their financial standing. Congress is faced with the challenge of reforming our accounting industry and holding corporate executives responsible for their actions.

Actions, Business, Challenges, Executives, Faces, Seeing

Disaster preparedness, whether it's in anticipation of potential weather-related incidents or terrorist incidents requires a skill set that in my mind someone has to be trained for,.

Incidents, Mind, Requires, Skills, Terrorist, Weather

Medicare provided guaranteed equal coverage, something that the private sector could not

Equal, Guaranteed, Medicare, Private, Private Sector, Provided

Rather than squander the surplus on tax breaks for the rich, we should add a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program, shore up Social Security, fortify our defense, provide a quality public education and offer economic assistance to rural areas.

Areas, Drug, Education, Offer, Quality, Social

Finger pointing does not provide answers to grieving relatives

Answers, Doe, Finger, Grieving

Sending our young men and women into battle is perhaps the most serious course of action a Nation can undertake.

Action, Battle, Men, Perhaps, Serious