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*Bennie Thompson to discuss water probs in Jackson, etc. (Original Post) elleng Aug 2022 OP
Oh, it's DEFINITELY a duck. dchill Aug 2022 #1
and nothing useful mentioned. elleng Aug 2022 #2
I Faux pas Aug 2022 #3
What is it with republicants screwing up our water? JoeOtterbein Aug 2022 #4
Here's the video for those who missed it: Rhiannon12866 Sep 2022 #5
Thanks elleng Sep 2022 #6

elleng

(130,130 posts)
2. and nothing useful mentioned.
Wed Aug 31, 2022, 09:56 PM
Aug 2022

AWFUL to see such a capable congressmember essentially stating 'there's nothing we can do.' Hoping FEMA will help, somehow.

Faux pas

(14,582 posts)
3. I
Wed Aug 31, 2022, 09:58 PM
Aug 2022

saw him this morning. He told the truth about why Jackson's water is effed. The rethugs who run the surrounding districts took all the allocated funds for themselves.

JoeOtterbein

(7,697 posts)
4. What is it with republicants screwing up our water?
Wed Aug 31, 2022, 10:32 PM
Aug 2022

Because they can't even do the most basic, and critical, parts of their jobs!

Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
5. Here's the video for those who missed it:
Thu Sep 1, 2022, 10:11 PM
Sep 2022
Jackson, MS Water Catastrophe Lays Bare State's Failures Of Governance - Alex Wagner - MSNBC
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017763497

Rep. Bennie Thompson, whose district includes parts of Jackson, Mississippi, talks with Alex Wagner about the historic racism and political dysfunction that has made the city of Jackson vulnerable to misfortune like the flooding that has knocked out the city's water system leaving residents struggling to find ways to drink and bathe. - Aired on 08/31/2022.
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