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Rep. Mike Thompson of St. Helena opened another push by House Democrats on Friday for legislation to reduce gun violence and target mental health services following the killings of six people in Isla Vista a week ago.
House Democrats are looking to strengthen the nation's gun laws bill by bill.
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a measure that would boost funding for the nation's background checks system, less than one week after another mass shooting shined the spotlight on congressional inaction on gun control.
The House on Thursday approved a bipartisan measure that would provide more money for background checks on gun buyers nearly a week after a mass murder in California left seven people dead, including the killer.
With military anthems and rifle volleys, those who served and those who died were honored Monday during Memorial Day services in Santa Rosa.
When it comes to looking at the dangers posed by transport of hazardous materials, "it's not just Benicia," U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson said Friday in an exclusive interview with The Herald.
And it's not just since the opening of the Bakken oil fields made a light, sweet and more combustible crude oil available domestically, particularly by rail delivery.
Mare Island Dry Docks has been awarded another contract, this time worth $1.9 million, for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship's repair, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, announced.
The Ronald H. Brown, a NOAA research vessel, will be dry docked and repaired by the Vallejo company.
Three pieces of water-related legislation written by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) has passed the House of Representatives. Benicia is in Thompson's district, California House District 5.
Three pieces of legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) on Tuesday passed the House as part of the Conference Report on H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA).
The WRRDA legislation originally passed the House on Oct. 23, 2013, while the Senate passed separate WRRDA legislation, S.601, on May 15, 2013.
WASHINGTON D.C. – A bipartisan amendment co-authored by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) that provides the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with additional resources to address the claims backlog unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives this past week.