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Lake County News - Thompson Introduces Legislation To Prevent Interest Rate Increase On Student Loans
Apr 20, 2013 - U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced that he has introduced H.R. 1433, the Student Loan Relief Act. The legislation will ensure that interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans for undergraduate students do not dramatically increase on July 1 of this year. Without congressional action, r... More

Huffington Post - House Background Check Gun Bill Unveiled By Reps. Mike Thompson, Pete King
Apr 16, 2013 - WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House followed the Senate's lead Tuesday and unveiled a bill to strengthen background checks for gun purchases. The measure, introduced Monday night by Reps. Pete King (R-N.Y.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), also featured bipartisan support from Re... More

Houston Chronicle - Bipartisan Gun Bill Ready In House Should Senate Act
Apr 16, 2013 - Rep. Mike Thompson, a gun-owning Vietnam veteran hand-picked by House minority leader Nancy Pelosi to forge a bipartisan agreement on gun legislation in the House, unveiled a companion background check bill Tuesday that has bipartisan support. That puts pressure on House Republican leaders to bring ... More

American Spectator - Gun Control: A Legislative Primer
Apr 15, 2013 - Gun control is complicated. Legislation is byzantine. A policy wonk breaks it down. The Senate has begun debating landmark gun control legislation. The House will soon have its own proposals. Background checks are in the spotlight. Democrats and their allies want to expand them by eliminating except... More

The Hill - Lawmaker: Opponents Of Expanded Background Checks Abet Gun Violence
Apr 11, 2013 - A leading House Democrat is accusing opponents of expanded screenings for firearms sales of hypocrisy in the fight against gun violence. Rep. Mike Thompson (Calif.), who heads the House Democratic task force on gun violence, said those challenging an extension of mandatory background checks have no ... More

Benicia Herald - On Gun Legislation, Thompson Says Proposed Act Is ‘Big Step’
Apr 11, 2013 - A bipartisan compromise act addressing background checks for firearms sales, the collaboration of two junior U.S. senators, earned the praise of U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, Benicia’s representative in the House. The Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act, by Sen. Joe Manchin, ... More

Lake County News - Survey Shows Strong Veteran Support For Proposed Gun Law Changes
Apr 11, 2013 - With the Senate set to vote on a comprehensive gun-violence prevention bill, a new poll released Friday and commissioned by the Center for American Progress Action Fund and VoteVets.org leaves no doubt that veterans believe the president and Congress need to do something to address gun violence. The... More

Contra Costa Times - Mike Thompson: Poll Says Vets Want Gun Control
Apr 11, 2013 - A vast majority of veterans believe that it’s important for Congress and President Obama to address gun violence, and that responsible gun owners’ Second Amendment rights can be protected while making it harder for criminals and other dangerous people to own guns, according to a new poll. A tremendo... More

Lake County Record-Bee - Thompson Responds To NRA-Backed Gun Violence Proposals
Apr 2, 2013 - Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) criticized the National Rifle Association-backed proposals for school safety measures that were unveiled Tuesday, stating in a news release that "arming school personnel and training them for shootouts" is not the answer to the gun violence problem in America... More

Sacramento Bee - Viewpoints: Protecting Region's Special Places Is Good For Tourism, Businesses
Apr 2, 2013 - As a businessman in Winters, I am fully behind the effort to designate federal lands in the 100-mile stretch from Lake Berryessa to 7,000-foot Snow Mountain as California's third national conservation area. Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Mike Thompson introduced the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Con... More

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