Thompson: Gov’t should be more responsive to all
Government needs to be more responsive to Americans of all colors and backgrounds, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson said Wednesday during a White House-sponsored forum that focused specifically on how government policy affects African-Americans.
More than 200 business people, elected officials and community leaders attended the meeting at Jackson State University’s Mississippi e-Center. It’s one of three such meetings the Obama administration is sponsoring to discuss how issues such as nutrition, poverty and job creation affect black people. The others have been in North Las Vegas, Nev., and Cleveland.
Part of the Mississippi meeting was devoted to explaining how the federal health care overhaul is designed to expand insurance coverage. While critics say the plan creates too much government interference, Thompson, D-Miss., is unapologetic about his vote for it.
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6/13/12
Magnolia Tribune
