Press Releases
Northern California – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) and Rep. James Gallagher (R-CA-01) introduced their bipartisan Revitalize Rural America Act (RRAA) to jumpstart rural economies in Northern California and across our country. The RRAA will expand rural health care access, boost support for local agriculture, and help rural communities bring home more federal funding for everything from infrastructure to education.
Washington – Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) joined 106 colleagues in calling on Speaker Johnson to reconvene the House of Representatives to address the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence (AI).
Washington – Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) joined current and former Members of Congress in a court filing challenging the legality of an Executive Order by this administration seeking to exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Washington – Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $4 million in emergency funding to address the growing threat posed by the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) in California. This summer, Rep. Thompson, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with Rep. David Valadao (CA-22) and ten colleagues teamed up to urge the U.S.
St. Helena, CA – Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), Chair of the Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus and a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC), applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior’s decision to halt proposed changes that could have weakened longstanding protections for wetland easements in the Prairie Pothole Region. The announcement came after Rep. Thompson spoke out against the proposal and more than 200,000 Americans submitted comments on the proposal.
Vacaville, CA – Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) presented a $250,000 check to the City of Vacaville to build ten affordable single-family semi-detached duet homes in the city.
Lakeport, CA – Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) presented an $850,000 check to the County of Lake, Department of Public Works for road widening and resurfacing projects on South Main Street.
Winters, CA –Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) presented an $850,000 check to the Winters Joint Unified School District to complete the Agriculture Site Modernization and Deferred Maintenance Project.
Woodland, CA – On Monday, just days ahead of the Social Security Act’s 91st anniversary, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) was joined by special guest, former Commissioner for the Social Security Administration and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, and President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Max Richtman for a town hall at the Woodland Community and Senior Center.
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, the Senate unanimously passed Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-04), Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL-17), Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Senator Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act (H.R. 5366) to ensure wildfire survivors are not taxed on compensation they receive for losses and damages suffered during a federally declared wildfire disaster before January 1, 2027.