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"You can tell a lot about a community by how its residents come together (when it counts), and I don't think anyone can top Vallejo in this regard," said U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) at a gathering of dozens of volunteers Monday helping remodel the city's Salvation Army site to accommodate a new after-school program and other expanded services.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, has announce 11 vice chairpersons for the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force for the 114th Congress.
Thompson is Benicia's representative in the House.
The 11, along with Thompson, will be the task force's leadership team, he said.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), has been reappointed to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means in the 114th Congress.
The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives.
The committee has jurisdiction over revenue, tariffs, trade agreements and the nation's bonded debt.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, was sworn in Tuesday for another term representing the 5th Congressional District that includes all or parts of Napa, Contra Costa, Lake, Solano and Sonoma counties.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Kevin Brady's (R-TX) bipartisan Small Business Efficiency Act (H.R. 3581) was signed into law on Friday by President Barack Obama.
The legislation helps reduce burdens faced by small businesses and ensures better compliance with complex federal employment tax responsibilities.
United States Interior Secretary Sally Jewell heard plenty of opinions Friday on a proposed Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, but gave no hints as to what the idea's fate might be.
WASHINGTON — A contingent of California environmental groups, business representatives and politicians will use a visit Friday from Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to push for permanent protection of some 350,000 acres of picturesque federal land near the state's famous wine country.
Legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) to enhance rail and refinery security passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of H.R. 4681, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
The Berryessa-Snow Mountain region is the crown jewel of Northern California's wild Inner Coast Range. Residents and tourists alike flock to the region to enjoy the dazzling natural features including waterfalls and lakes and rocky outcrops with views of Sacramento far in the distance.
The benefit of the 2015 omnibus bill now headed for the president's desk is that it prevents another government shutdown — as well as the prolonged threat of one.
But the positives end there for the $1.1 trillion appropriations package approved by the House and Senate last week.