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February 17, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) is leading a group of representatives in calling on President Obama to protect the U.S. agricultural workforce from a harmful “enforcement-only” approach to immigration reform.
In a letter to the president, Thompson and his colleagues in the House wrote that if only mandatory worker verification methods like E-Verify were implemented without regard to workers and employers, it would risk the economic vitality of the entire American agricultural industry.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
February 8, 2012
After five years of kicking the can down the road, the 112th United States Congress has agreed on the provisions of the FAA Modernization and Safety Improvement Act of 2012, the bill we know as the FAA Reauthorization Bill. Through our efforts and the support of our congressional allies-Senators Boxer, Snowe, and Schumer and Congressman Mike Thompson -- the bill contains 90 percent of the Airline Passenger Bill of Rights.
February 7, 2012
As the movement to restore same-sex marriages to California took a step forward Tuesday, local backers gathered in Napa to welcome the court decision placing their cause a step closer to victory.
About 15 supporters â€" from a man already wedded to his male partner, to heterosexual backers, to a teenager ready to marry her girlfriend once the law allows â€" met Tuesday morning at the Napa LGBTQ Project office to hear a federal appeals court's ruling on the California law banning the same-sex unions.
About 15 supporters â€" from a man already wedded to his male partner, to heterosexual backers, to a teenager ready to marry her girlfriend once the law allows â€" met Tuesday morning at the Napa LGBTQ Project office to hear a federal appeals court's ruling on the California law banning the same-sex unions.
February 5, 2012
While accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt pledged to our nation and himself a New Deal for the American People.
At the time, America was facing some of the Great Depression's darkest days. Infrastructure investments were the centerpiece of the New Deal because these investments were one of the strongest jump-starts for a struggling economy. Americans from all corners of our country were put to work modernizing our roads and bridges.
February 5, 2012
While accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt pledged to our nation and himself a New Deal for the American People.
At the time, America was facing some of the Great Depression's darkest days. Infrastructure investments were the centerpiece of the New Deal because these investments were one of the strongest jump-starts for a struggling economy. Americans from all corners of our country were put to work modernizing our roads and bridges.
At the time, America was facing some of the Great Depression's darkest days. Infrastructure investments were the centerpiece of the New Deal because these investments were one of the strongest jump-starts for a struggling economy. Americans from all corners of our country were put to work modernizing our roads and bridges.
February 2, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, announced Wednesday that an agreement has been reached between House and Senate leaders to pass the Air Passenger Bill of Rights -- legislation he has pioneered.
According to a press release, The Air Passenger Bill of Rights will make sure airlines meet their responsibility to passengers by ensuring they are given the option to deplane after excessive delays and requiring that fliers are provided with basic necessities, including access to food and water, comfortable cabin temperatures and adequate restroom facilities.
According to a press release, The Air Passenger Bill of Rights will make sure airlines meet their responsibility to passengers by ensuring they are given the option to deplane after excessive delays and requiring that fliers are provided with basic necessities, including access to food and water, comfortable cabin temperatures and adequate restroom facilities.
February 1, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) Wednesday announced an agreement between U.S. House and Senate leaders regarding the Air Passenger Bill of Rights as well as the introduction of a new bipartisan rural health care bill.
The agreement pertains to legislation seeking to ensure airline customers receive necessities (such as access to food and water, comfortable cabin temperatures and adequate restrooms) and are protected against long delays after boarding, according to Thompson.
The agreement pertains to legislation seeking to ensure airline customers receive necessities (such as access to food and water, comfortable cabin temperatures and adequate restrooms) and are protected against long delays after boarding, according to Thompson.
Lake County News -- Thompson calls on FAA Conference Committee to pass Air Passengers Bill of Rights
January 31, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) on Monday called on the House Members of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Conference Committee to include his Airline Passenger Bill of Rights in the long-term FAA authorization bill.
The Airline Passenger Bill of Rights would ensure that passengers are given the option to deplane after three hours.
In addition it would require that fliers are provided with basic necessities, including access to food and water, comfortable cabin temperatures, and adequate restroom facilities.
The Airline Passenger Bill of Rights would ensure that passengers are given the option to deplane after three hours.
In addition it would require that fliers are provided with basic necessities, including access to food and water, comfortable cabin temperatures, and adequate restroom facilities.
January 30, 2012
A House-Senate conference committee is expected to decide within a few weeks whether a time limit for airline passengers to remain on delayed flights becomes federal law.
The right to get off a grounded plane after three hours “is really the holy grail for airline passengers,” said Kate Hanni of Napa, who has lobbied for air travelers' rights for five years.
Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, included the three-hour limit in the Senate version of a Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill, officials said Monday.
The right to get off a grounded plane after three hours “is really the holy grail for airline passengers,” said Kate Hanni of Napa, who has lobbied for air travelers' rights for five years.
Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, included the three-hour limit in the Senate version of a Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill, officials said Monday.
January 30, 2012
After an all-sides agreement and lengthy scientific study, the country's biggest dam removal project should be on track to restore the Klamath River. But the momentum behind this promising project could stall if Washington lets political gridlock sour the deal.