Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $406, 250.00 Department of Health and Human Services grant for Santa Rosa Community Health Centers (SRCHC). The grant will be used to expand patient access to substance abuse treatment and prevention programs, with an emphasis on addressing opioid abuse in underserved populations.
NAPA, CA - U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) today encouraged Napa homeowners to apply for grants of up to $3,000 made available by the Napa Earthquake Brace + Bolt Program (Napa EBB) to help strengthen their homes against earthquake damage.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today hosted an educational forum on substance abuse and the dangers of self-medication. The forum brought together a panel of leaders in the effort to better understand and more effectively treat substance abuse at the federal, state and local level as well as by community organizations.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today hosted Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet for a roundtable discussion on SBA disaster loans and a tour of Lixit Animal Care Products in Napa.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today introduced the bipartisan Resource Protection Act (H.R. 4558), legislation to provide the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) the authority to collect civil damages from responsible parties for intentional injuries to all living and non-living resources within refuge lands and waters.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) introduced the Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act (H.R. 4521), legislation to transfer recreation management at Lake Berryessa from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address to Congress:
“Tonight, President Obama offered an optimistic and long-term view for the heights our country can reach by working together.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, was at the White House today as President Obama announced executive actions to reduce and prevent gun violence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, today released the following statement on President Obama's executive actions to help prevent gun violence by expanding criminal background checks:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, returned to Washington, D.C. yesterday to meet with President Obama at the White House this afternoon. The meeting will be focused on measures the president can take to reduce and prevent gun violence.