{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-thompson-jackson-lee-and-green-present-hbcu-game-day-offering", "Reps. Thompson, Jackson Lee and Green Present HBCU Game Day Offering", "2017-09-29", "2017", "2017-09", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "For Immediate Release\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contact : Guy King\nSeptember 29, 2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(202) 226-5804\n\u00a0\nReps. Thompson, Jackson Lee and Green Present HBCU Game Day Offering\n\u00a0\nWASHINGTON \u2013 \u00a0U.S Representatives Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Shelia Jackson Lee (TX-18) and Al Green (TX-09) will host an offering after the annual Alcorn State University and Texas Southern University football game. \n\u00a0\nCongressman Bennie G. Thompson: \u201cAs a two-time HBCU graduate, I am deeply committed to preserving these institutions to ensure they continue educating future generations of our youth,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cI am confident in Alcorn pulling a win against Texas Southern because no one knows football better than a Mississippi SWAC school.\u201d \n\u00a0\nCongresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee: \u201cGiven Texas Southern University\u2019s illustrious heritage of educating African American students and inspiring them to achieve their dreams, I have no doubt that the TSU Tigers will reinforce this tradition of excellence when the Alcorn Braves encounter the #TSUNAMI.\u00a0 TS-TS-TSU! I thought you knew! #TSU\u201d\n\u00a0\nThe game will take place at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas on Friday, September 29, 2017, at 8:00 P.M. The three members of Congress have agreed to offer one another catfish or bar-b-que if the HBCU in the member\u2019s district and/or state wins the game.\n\u00a0\nThe Alcorn State University and Texas Southern University face-off comes a week after National HBCU Week, which is dedicated to bring awareness of the importance of HBCUs nationwide. \n\u00a0\nAlcorn State University sits in Mississippi\u2019s Second Congressional District, represented by Thompson, while Texas Southern University is located in Texas\u2019 Eighteenth Congressional District, represented by Jackson Lee and the alma mater of Green.\n\u00a0\nIf you have any questions please contact Guy King at guy.king@mail.house.gov (Thompson), Rucks Russell at rucks.russell@mail.house.gov (Jackson Lee) or Kamau Marshall at Kamau.marshall@mail.house.gov (Green).\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-thompson-jackson-lee-and-green-present-hbcu-game-day-offering"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5254078898578882, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}