Even President Bush has cited the need to outlaw the practice of corporations making loans to their officers. Strangely enough, when the President was a corporate officer, he took out several loans from the company.

He also is involved in the Congressional Children's Working Group and the National Guard & Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization. Thompson (born January 28 1948) is the U. Thompson became an outspoken advocate for the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit in 2005.

The district is approximately 275 miles (443 km) long 180 miles (290 km) wide and borders the Mississippi River. The district includes most of Jackson and is the only majority-black district in the state. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district serving since 1993 and the ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2011.