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ISIL is a dangerous terrorist organization that must be stopped. It has brutally murdered two American citizens, and it poses a threat to the United States, to our allies and to regional stability.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), a senior member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, on Wednesday voted against arming Syrian opposition groups to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.
The authorization to arm and train the Syrian opposition groups passed the House by a vote of 273-156.
Sonoma County's two Democratic congressmen, Mike Thompson of St. Helena and Jared Huffman of San Rafael, voted Wednesday against President Barack Obama's plan to arm Syrian rebels, calling it a flawed response to the terrorist group known as the Islamic State.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Jerry McNerney were the only greater Bay Area House members who voted Wednesday in favor of President Obama's plan to beat back the Islamic State in part by training and equipping moderate Syrian rebels.
Earthquake recovery is under way in Vallejo, with several levels of assistance already or becoming available to those impacted by the Aug. 24, magnitude 6.0 South Napa Earthquake.
As residents and officials await hoped-for federal aid, local authorities are already working to help those impacted regain a sense of normalcy.
Rep. Mike Thompson announced $2 million in Emergency Relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration to help Caltrans and local agencies cover repair costs for infrastructure damaged by Sunday's quake.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) announced Monday that $2 million in emergency relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is being allocated to help the California Department of Transportation and local agencies cover repair costs for infrastructure damaged by the Aug. 24 earthquake.
Blue-collar Vallejo may not get as much love as swanky, wine-sniffing Napa, but Sunday's magnitude 6.0 earthquake played no favorites, shaking at least $5.2 million worth of damage out of the largest city in Solano County.
Forty-nine people there were injured, and two remained hospitalized.
Rep. Mike Thompson announced Monday that $2 million in federal transportation funds will be directed to Caltrans and local agencies to use in rebuilding quake-damaged roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure in the Napa Valley.
Now and in the coming weeks, some 3 million children between the ages of 6 to 14, according to USA Football, will be strapping on helmets and shoulder pads to play organized youth tackle football. Another 1.1 million boys — and some girls — at more than 15,000 high schools will be starting their football seasons as well.