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February 2, 2018

Rep. Thompson, former member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the release of the Nunes memo:

Issues:Defense

January 30, 2018

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), a former member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding the Nunes memo:


January 26, 2018

Napa, CA – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the Greater Napa Valley Fair Housing Center $425,000 in Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants to support its work to confront violations of the Fair Housing Act.

Issues:Housing

January 23, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Ben Ray Lujan (NM-03), and David Schweikert (AZ-06) announced they have introduced H.R. 4841, the Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act, which is designed to improve access to prescription medications for Medicare beneficiaries.

Issues:Health Care

January 22, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued the following statement:


January 20, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement:

"Today, on the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration, the government has run out of funding and been shut down. Republicans control the White House and both Houses of Congress, and they've proven today that they cannot perform even the most basic function of government: keeping it running.

This is unacceptable.


January 18, 2018

Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced his intent to vote against the Republicans' latest continuing resolution (CR):

"For months now, Republicans have continued to kick our budget problems down the road, passing short-term spending deals with little progress towards a responsible, long-term budget.

"When Republicans attempt to pass another CR this week, it marks the fourth time they've failed to reach an agreement on a funding plan for Fiscal Year 2018, which began last October.


January 12, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Tom Rooney (FL-17) formally established the new Congressional Natural Disaster Caucus.


January 8, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement about the services he provided to constituents and the legislation he sponsored in 2017:


December 21, 2017

Washington, DC – Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced a call on all veterans of the Korean War living in Contra Costa County to contact Rep. Thompson's Vallejo District Office.