More Than 130 House Members Support Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and more than 130 co-sponsors, including House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Mike Thompson (CA-05) introduced legislation today to ban the manufacture, possession, transfer, sale, or importation of bump stocks like the one used to murder 59 innocent men and women earlier this week in Las Vegas.
228 Bipartisan Members of Congress Oppose Proposed Changes to 340B
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), David P. McKinley (R-W. VA), and David Kustoff (R-TN) joined 228 bipartisan members of Congress to send a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma urging the administration to withdraw its harmful proposal to levy cuts on certain hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B program).
Rep. Thompson’s Statement on Ryan-McConnell Tax Cut Plan
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05), member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement following the unveiling of the Ryan-McConnell tax cut plan:
Rep. Thompson’s Statement on Tax Reform Meeting with the President
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued the following statement following a meeting with the President and a bipartisan group of members of the House Committee on Ways and Means at the White House:
Rep. Thompson Statement on Latest Effort to Repeal Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement on ' Graham-Cassidy,' the latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
Rep. Mike Thompson’s Office Accepting Applications for Service Academy Nominations
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced today that his office is accepting applications from those ages 17-23 who are interested in attending the four service academies requiring nominations: United States Air Force Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy, United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy.
Rep. Thompson Announces Opposition to So-Called “Sportsmen’s Package”
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mike Thompson (CA-05), Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and two-time co-chair of the Congressional Sportsman's Caucus, issued the following statement on the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, following a markup on the legislation:
Rep. Thompson Applauds Committee Passage of his Bill to Expand Medicare Telehealth Services
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mike Thompson (CA-05), member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued to following statement following the Committee’s vote to approve his bill, H.R. 3727:
Rep. Thompson Condemns Decision to End DACA Initiative
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative:
Rep. Thompson Leads Call on Secretary Mattis to Rename Bases Named for Confederate Figures
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) led a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis urging him to begin the process of renaming military installations across the country that are named for Confederate figures.
REP. THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $2.37 MILLION HEP GRANT FOR SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $2,371,715 High School Equivalency Program grant for Santa Rosa Junior College. The funding made available by this grant will be used to provide children of migratory and seasonal farmworkers the opportunity to complete high school equivalency and continue on to higher education.
Thompson Applauds House Passage of Medicare Improvement Bill
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) applauded the passage of H.R. 3178, theMedicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017, a package of bipartisan Medicare reforms.
THOMPSON CONTINUES FIGHT TO DECLASSIFY MILITARY RECORDS FOR VETERANS EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Don Young (AK-01), Walter B. Jones (NC-03), and Roger Marshall (KS-01) introduced bipartisan legislation that would declassify documents related to any known incident of toxic exposure that affected members of our Armed Forces.
REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS PROGRAM GRANT TO SUPPORT SANTA ROSA FIRE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) of $521,364 in federal funding to the City of Santa Rosa Fire Department (SRFD), which will be used to purchase 112 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs).
REPS. BURGESS, DINGELL, ROSKAM, AND THOMPSON STATEMENT ON THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE INDEPENDENCE AT HOME ACT OF 2017
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL), and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) released the following statement after the reintroduction of H.R. 3263.
THOMPSON INTRODUCES AIR PASSENGER PROTECTION ACT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), in response to an epidemic of passenger safety and comfort incidents, introduced legislation today to establish protections for air travelers.
Thompson Applauds Passage of Medicare Improvement Bill Includes His Plans to Expand Access to Telehealth Services, Improve Access to Prosthetics and Orthotics
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) applauded the passage of the Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 3178), a package of bipartisan reforms to Medicare which included two provisions he authored.
THOMPSON OPPOSES DECISION TO EXCLUDE AMENDMENT TO DECLASSIFY VIETNAM ERA BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TEST PROJECT FROM NDAA
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) spoke against a decision to exclude a bipartisan amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2018 to declassify a VietnamEra project that intentionally exposed servicemembers and civilians to deadly chemical weapons
REPS. THOMPSON, YOUNG, AND JONES INTRODUCE AMENDMENT TO DECLASSIFY DOD VIETNAM ERA BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TEST PROJECT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Don Young (AK-01), and Walter Jones (NC-03) introduced a bipartisan amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2018 to declassify Project 112/Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD)
THOMPSON VOTES AGAINST PARTISAN WATER BILL THAT WOULD KILL JOBS, VIOLATE STATE LAW, AND DO NOTHING TO ADDRESS LONGTERM WATER NEEDS
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today voted against the House Majority’s California water bill, H.R. 23. The legislation will jeopardize jobs, undermine existing state law, and override long-standing environmental protections without creating any new water.