THOMPSON ANNOUNCES SOLANO COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY HEROES OF THE YEAR
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced his recipients for the Fifth Congressional District Public Safety Hero Award. This award is given to exceptional law enforcement officers and first responders in our community who perform above and beyond the call of duty. After careful consideration, Rep. Thompson selected Officer Craig Long, Officer Aldo Serrano, and Fire Captain Eric Strom for their extraordinary work within Solano County.
REP. MIKE THOMPSON STATEMENT ON BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement upon voting for the bipartisan budget deal that passed by a vote of 240 – 186:
Rep. Thompson Statement on Release of Dangerous Nunes Memo
Rep. Thompson, former member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following the release of the Nunes memo:
Rep. Thompson: Nunes Memo Just One More Act in Republican circus
Rep. Thompson, former member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding the Nunes memo:
REP. THOMPSON REACTS TO PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
Washington, DC –Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released this statement following the President’s State of the Union address:
Rep. Thompson Announces $425,000 Federal Grant for Greater Napa Valley Fair Housing Center
Napa, CA – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the Greater Napa Valley Fair Housing Center $425,000 in Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants to support its work to confront violations of the Fair Housing Act.
Rep. Thompson Co-Sponsors Legislation Designed to Improve Prescription Access for Medicare Beneficiaries
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Ben Ray Lujan (NM-03), and David Schweikert (AZ-06) announced they have introduced H.R. 4841, the Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act, which is designed to improve access to prescription medications for Medicare beneficiaries.
Rep. Thompson Announces Intent to Vote Against Latest Continuing Resolution
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced his intent to vote against the Republicans’ latest continuing resolution (CR):
Congressmen Thompson, Rooney Establish Congressional Natural Disaster Caucus
Washington, DC – Today, Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Tom Rooney (FL-17) formally established the new Congressional Natural Disaster Caucus.
Rep. Thompson Statement on Constituent Services and Legislation in 2017
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement about the services he provided to constituents and the legislation he sponsored in 2017:
Rep. Thompson Delivers Weekly Democratic Address
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) delivered the Weekly Democratic Address on behalf of House Democrats. In the Address, the Congressman discusses why the Republicans’ tax bill is an unfair and haphazard piece of legislation that gives massive tax breaks to the rich and to corporate interests at the expense of middle class families.
Rep. Thompson Accepts Health IT Pioneer Award
Washington, DC – Last night, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) accepted the Health IT Pioneer Award from the Health IT Now coalition for his work on the Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act.
Rep. Thompson Applauds Provisions to Help Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances Being Signed Into Law
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released this statement following the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 into law, which included the provisions of his legislation, the Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act:
Reps. Thompson, DeSaulnier, McNerney, Swalwell Call on Korean War Vets to Come Forward, Receive Medal from South Korean Government
Washington, DC – Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced a call on all veterans of the Korean War living in Contra Costa County to contact Rep. Thompson’s Vallejo District Office.
Chairman Thompson Denounces Passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Washington, DC – Today, Chairman of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued this statement following House passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017:
Entire California House Delegation Calls on Appropriations Committee to Deliver Further Disaster Relief to Communities Struck by Fires
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) led every member of the California House delegation in urging the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations to include the State of California’s current $4.4 billion request for additional fire-related disaster relief in upcoming supplemental disaster relief legislation.
Rep. Thompson Announces FEMA Approval of Public Assistance Relief Funds for Communities Struck by Fires
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) approved the outstanding requests from the State of California for Public Assistance disaster relief funding for communities struck by the fires in Sonoma, Napa, and Lake Counties.
Reps. Thompson & Huffman Condemn Administration’s Supplemental Disaster Funding Request
Washington, DC – Today, the Office of Management and Budget delivered its request to Congress for supplemental disaster relief funding following recent disasters across the country. While the request includes anemic supplemental funding for states ravaged by hurricanes, it contains no funding whatsoever for rebuilding the communities in California devastated by the recent wildfires. Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) released this statement:
Rep. Thompson Slams House Passage of Republicans’ Irresponsible Tax Bill
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued this statement following House passage of Republicans’ irresponsible tax bill:
Reps. Thompson & McKinley Stand Up for Rural Patients, Hospitals Reps. Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent $1.6B in Cuts to Hospitals
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) introduced H.R. 4392 to reverse a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule cutting $1.6B for drugs purchased by certain hospitals covered under the 340B program.