Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving six northern California counties, has been awarded a $249,229 grant by the Department of Homeland Security to double its free citizenship education classes in Sonoma and Napa counties over the next two years.
Washington, D.C. –U.S. Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-CA), Dave Reichert (R-WA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Greg Walden, (R-OR), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Erik Paulsen (R-MN) yesterday introduced thebipartisan U.S. Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation (OUTDOOR) Act (H.R. 5646) to reduce tariffs on recreational performance apparel.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson's (CA-05) bipartisan legislation to transfer management of recreation at Lake Berryessa from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today passed the House Committee on Natural Resources.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), a senior member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) today voted against arming Syrian opposition groups to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The authorization to arm and train the Syrian opposition groups passed the House by a vote of 273-156.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), today released the following statements on the White House's partial approval of the federal disaster assistance requested by the State of California for areas impacted by the August 24th earthquake:
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) released the following statement on President Obama's address on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL):
"Tonight, President Obama laid out a comprehensive, multi-layered strategy to combat the ISIL terrorist group and diminish its capacity to operate.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson's (CA-5) bipartisan legislation to designate the United States Postal facility located at 100 Admiral Callaghan Lane in Vallejo as the "Philmore Graham Post Office Building" pasted the House last night by unanimously. The legislation, H.R. 5106, was cosponsored by every member of the California Congressional Delegation.
NAPA, C.A. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today called on President Obama to issue a major disaster declaration for the areas impacted by the August 24th earthquake. The letter to the president, led by Thompson was also signed by Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), and Congressmen Jared Huffman (CA-1) and John Garamendi (CA-3). A major disaster declaration, which was formally requested by the State of California, would provide federal assistance to the communities that were damaged by the earthquake.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today released the following statement in recognition of Labor Day:
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will consider waiving late filing, payment, or deposit penalties on a case-by-case basis for wineries and other businesses whose operations were affected by the recent earthquake.