After a major piece of legislation, over 300 co-sponsors, companion legislation in the Senate and thousands of rallying military retirees around the nation, major strides have been taken to restore the broken promise. And, Congressman Shows is committed to see the goal of full health care totally realized for our military retirees. Congressman Shows also led the fight for real prescription drug costs relief for our parents and grandparents. He crusaded tirelessly across Mississippi and the nation to bring the plight of our seniors to the public and offer real solutions. Shows crusade for affordable medicine for our parents and grandparents continues in the current 107 th Congress.
Shows is a leader in education initiatives.
Fighting for local control, Shows is working to streamline the E-rate program to help smaller and rural schools wire their classrooms. He also wants computers and hardware added to the E-rate program. I support for rural schools and strong after school and character education programs are at the heart of Congressman Shows goals. He graduated from Moselle High School, and earned a Bachelor s Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971. Following college, Ronnie was a teacher and basketball coach at Prentiss Junior High School, Lawrence Academy, Columbia Academy, and Bassfield Elementary School.