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May 14, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson (D- St. Helena), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, led more than 100 of his colleagues in sending a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi urging that Fiscal Year 2014 appropriations bills not include legislative language, or "riders," that would block efforts to reduce and prevent gun violence.
May 9, 2013
In our book Clean Tech Nation, which came out late last year, Clint Wilder and I offered up a Seven-Point Action Plan for Repowering America. One of our main action items was “Leverage Proven Investment Tools from the Oil, Gas, & Real Estate Sectors.” Namely, level the investment playing field by opening up master limited partnerships (MLPs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs) to clean-energy projects.
May 9, 2013
In our book Clean Tech Nation, which came out late last year, Clint Wilder and I offered up a Seven-Point Action Plan for Repowering America. One of our main action items was “Leverage Proven Investment Tools from the Oil, Gas, & Real Estate Sectors.” Namely, level the investment playing field by opening up master limited partnerships (MLPs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs) to clean-energy projects.
May 9, 2013
In our book Clean Tech Nation, which came out late last year, Clint Wilder and I offered up a Seven-Point Action Plan for Repowering America. One of our main action items was “Leverage Proven Investment Tools from the Oil, Gas, & Real Estate Sectors.” Namely, level the investment playing field by opening up master limited partnerships (MLPs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs) to clean-energy projects.
May 2, 2013
Interest rates on some popular federal student loans are set to double in two months, a prospect that has alarmed students, parents and activists concerned about soaring student debt.
“It's ridiculous,” said Patrick Maloney, a Sonoma State University junior who is involved in California State Student Association lobbying efforts to prevent the rate increase.
“It's disappointing and yet another instance where higher education is not being fully supported,” said Maloney, a senator on SSU's student government body, Associated Students.
“It's ridiculous,” said Patrick Maloney, a Sonoma State University junior who is involved in California State Student Association lobbying efforts to prevent the rate increase.
“It's disappointing and yet another instance where higher education is not being fully supported,” said Maloney, a senator on SSU's student government body, Associated Students.
April 24, 2013
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers revived legislation Wednesday that aims to spur renewable energy investment through a federal tax code tweak.
Lawmakers unveiled the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act â€" spearheaded in the Senate by Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and in the House by Reps. Ted Poe (R-Texas) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) â€" during a Wednesday news conference.
Lawmakers unveiled the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act â€" spearheaded in the Senate by Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and in the House by Reps. Ted Poe (R-Texas) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) â€" during a Wednesday news conference.
April 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, rates are set to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.
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, rates are set to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.
April 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.
April 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 Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Pat Meehan (R-Pa.), Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) and Peter Defazio (D-Ore.).
The King-Thompson legislation is identical to the bipartisan agreement on background checks struck by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).
The measure, introduced Monday night by Reps. Pete King (R-N.Y.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), also featured bipartisan support from Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Pat Meehan (R-Pa.), Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) and Peter Defazio (D-Ore.).
The King-Thompson legislation is identical to the bipartisan agreement on background checks struck by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).
April 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 exceptions like the “gun show loophole,” which applies to private sales between individuals, and augmenting the national database of criminal and mentally unstable persons. But the whole story is more complicated.
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 exceptions like the “gun show loophole,” which applies to private sales between individuals, and augmenting the national database of criminal and mentally unstable persons. But the whole story is more complicated.