Press Releases
Lake County, CA – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) formally announced Ginny Craven as this year's Woman of the Year in Lake County. Thompson accepted nominations in February from across the Fifth Congressional District for his annual awards honoring women who make exceptional impacts in our community.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), announced he would cosponsor a resolution to define limited terms for the use of military force in the Middle East.
Washington – Military veteran Members of Congress, including Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Rep. Bobby Rush (IL-01), Rep. Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-33), Rep Seth Moulton (MA-06), Rep.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced that California has been awarded $212 million in federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) program to provide long-term recovery from the devastating fires of 2017.
Vallejo – Today, Rep.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that he and a record 182 members of Congress from both parties are requesting $75 million in federal funding for the National Instant Criminal Background Check Systems (NICS).
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, condemned the President's recently-released gun proposals, releasing the following statement.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after four people were shot and killed at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville, located in his Congressional District.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that he now has 200 co-sponsors from both parties for his bipartisan Thompson-King Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act, a bill that would give states resources to help them submit information to the background checks system.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, offered a resolution to force a vote on the bipartisan H.R. 4240, the Thompson-King Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act, and H.R. 3464, the Background Checks Completion Act of 2017. H.R.