Press Releases

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced that, beginning today, millions of Americans will have access to affordable, quality health insurance as new online Health Insurance Marketplaces open in every state, under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. California's online marketplace is Covered California.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) voted today for the third time against government funding legislation that attempts to defund or delay all or part of the Affordable Care Act, and moves the federal government closer to a shutdown. The Senate is expected to again reject the House's latest attempt to undermine the health care law, and the President will veto any such legislation.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today voted against legislation that again attempts to delay the Affordable Care Act and puts the federal government on a path towards a shutdown. Earlier this week, the Senate rejected the House-passed government funding measure that undermined the Affordable Care Act.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-05), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), announced today that all members of HPSCI have signed on as co-authors of H.R. 3103, Thompson's bipartisan Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013. H.R.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson today announced a $2,834,293 magnet school development grant for the Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD). The school district is also eligible to receive up to $2,834,293 in each of the next two years. The grant is paid for by the U.S. Department of Education with funds approved by Congress through the annual appropriations process.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson today announced a number of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) block grants totaling $802,141 to help support economic opportunities and grow local markets for specially crops. The grants, made through the 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) Program, will assist growers of specialty crops and help strengthen and expand markets for their products.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today voted against House Resolution 59, legislation that defunds the Affordable Care Act and puts the federal government on a path towards a shutdown. The Senate is not expected to pass any legislation that defunds the Affordable Care Act and the President has said he would veto the House resolution.