The Mississippi city is slated to get $150 million for “technical assistance” and $450 million for “capital projects” in the bill, whose passage will avert a government shutdown.
The city of Jackson, Mississippi, could get an unprecedented $600 million in assistance from Congress to help with its ongoing water crisis.
Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, both of Mississippi, shared Tuesday that the funds are included in the congressional year-end financing omnibus package and would go only to the capital city, according to the today!
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