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The House of Representatives passed legislation on Nov. 6 that would significantly expand the Department of Homeland Security 's authority to regulate security practices at thousands of facilities nationwide that produce, use, or store chemicals.

Davis later voted for the 2010 Department of Defense Authorization Bill conference report that included the Matthew Shepard Act.

The Mississippi and Alabama congressional delegations presented an almost united front against the Democratic health care bill approved late Saturday night, as only one member, Mississippi Rep.

What's the mission of USDA Rural Development? USDA Rural Development is the housing and economic development arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Despite efforts by House Democratic leaders to corral members of their caucus, Rep.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2868, the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, by a vote of 230-193. This bill reauthorizes the Department of Homeland Security's program to implement and enforce the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards , which are currently set to expire ...

Tammye Trevino, Rural Housing Service administrator for the USDA, will be in Mississippi on Monday and Tuesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of USDA's Single Family Home Loan program.

State higher education officials say they will form a team to raise funds for a private endowment that benefits Mississippi's three historically black universities.

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson is asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to urge a disaster declaration for the 23 counties in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District.

Today, the Government Accountability Office issued a report requested by Rep. Bennie G. Thompson , Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, on transportation security entitled: Aviation Security: DHS and TSA Have Researched, Developed, and Begun Deploying Passenger Checkpoint Screening Technologies, but Continue to Face Challenges .

If 'Congress' were a person, he would stand no chance at being re-elected. Polls show a fed-up public, awarding 'Congress' favorable ratings at 20 percent or lower during the George Bush years and through Barack Obama's first months.

A top Federal Emergency Management Agency official on Tuesday said he believed that $29 billion in Homeland Security funds spent since 2002 had made the nation better prepared for a terrorist attack, but admitted his agency had no way of definitively assessing the improvement.

U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, who represents Mississippi's Second District and is chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Homeland Security, will be the keynote speaker at the Louisville Urban League 's Annual Report Luncheon.

The Senate passed an amendment last month that would allow passengers to declare and check a weapon on the trains, something airline passengers can do now provided the weapon is unloaded and in a hard and locked case.

Almost two years after the passage of a law designed to make it harder for terrorists to build homemade bombs , the Department of Homeland Security has yet to implement it.

Congressional lawmakers, led by Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, questioned federal Homeland Security officials Wednesday about the lack of diversity at the agency, particularly in high-level posts.

Mississippi took a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 though the state is often overshadowed by the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans, the city President Barack Obama visits Thursday to assess recovery on the Gulf Coast.

Rep. Peter King , the House Homeland Security Committee's senior Republican, has joined panel chairman Bennie Thompson in urging congressional leaders to abandon a pending provision that would threaten Amtrak with loss of federal funds if it did not allow guns in checked baggage.

Senate legislation to let Amtrak train passengers put guns in checked baggage would undermine safety, two House lawmakers said today.

Today in Jackson, Mississippi, I was privileged to honor a civil rights hero and the millions of Americans who have furthered the cause of liberty.