Press Release
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Middletown – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) held a “Coffee with Our Congressman” community event for residents in the Middletown area to meet him and ask questions about the latest news out of Washington. The event was hosted at The Twin Pine Event Center, with over 150 residents in attendance.“
My event today was open to the entire Middletown community. Residents from both parties showed up and it was clear from the beginning that many residents are concerned about the chaos coming out of the Administration. As your Congressman, I’m working to fight back against the President’s unlawful actions in Congress, in the courts, and in the court of public opinion,” said Thompson.
“Thank you to the over 150 community members who attended today's event, and the countless more who have written me, called my office, and raised their voices against this administration’s unlawful and unethical actions. There’s a reason that Republican leaders are urging their party not to hold town halls. Americans are rightfully angry over threats to their personal data, health care, veterans’ services, Social Security, and more. The President and his party are losing in the court of public opinion.”
Friday’s event was one in a series of community events Thompson has hosted across our district. Since the President took office in January, Thompson has worked to combat the Administration’s unlawful actions and protect Americans’ sensitive data from DOGE. Some of Thompson’s actions include:
Congressional Action
Rep. Thompson voted NO on the Republican Budget, which slashed Medicaid, nutrition funding and other services, and voted NO on Congressional Republicans’ partisan Fiscal Year 2025 funding bill, which enabled deeper Trump-Musk cuts to programs Americans rely on every day.
Congressional Republicans’ proposed cuts to health care and nutrition programs add up to the exact cost for their planned tax cuts for the ultra-rich. Congressional Republicans are sacrificing the programs Americans rely on in order to fund tax cuts for the ultra-rich. That’s why Rep. Thompson has coauthored dozens of bills and letters to demand answers from the President and hold him accountable.
Rep. Thompson continues to use his position on the powerful Ways and Means Committee to hold the President’s feet to the fire. Rep. Thompson, alongside Ways and Means Democrats, has introduced a Resolution of Inquiry to obligate the Department of Treasury and DOGE to answer questions on their unlawful access to sensitive taxpayer information and the federal payment systems. He also joined his Democratic colleagues to introduce a Resolution of Inquiry to demand answers from the Social Security Administration on their proposed mass layoffs and closures of field and regional offices.
Rep. Thompson has also cosponsored the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, which will protect the nation’s payment system from reckless and unlawful interference and ensure that anyone who accesses the federal government’s central payment system with a personal financial conflict faces criminal penalties.
Court Action
Rep. Thompson has joined House Democrats to support over 108 lawsuits against the President’s unlawful executive orders, including his firing of Inspectors General and termination of civil servants.
Public Opinion
Rep. Thompson stands with the millions of Americans who are outraged at the President’s unlawful actions. Since January, Rep. Thompson has held community events and posted updates online reaching over half a million people. Through town halls, coffees, press conferences, and online video updates, Rep. Thompson is working daily to update Americans about the chaos coming out of Washington and how Democrats are working to combat it.
Public pressure is yielding results. Already, Congressional pressure, litigation, and public outrage have:
- Stopped the funding freeze for federal programs
- Forced the reinstatement of tens of thousands of federal workers
- Prevented DOGE access to certain sensitive data
- Stopped the President’s attempt to end constitutional Birthright Citizenship
- Reinstated bird flu researchers
- Reinstated nuclear safety engineers
- Stopped efforts to remove air traffic control workers and other FAA employees making flying safer
- Rehired some agriculture researchers including those doing smoke exposure research
This is only the beginning. Rep. Thompson remains committed to working on behalf of Fourth District residents to protect the programs they rely on and strengthen our democracy.