Press Releases
September 18, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement today on the bipartisan Mayor's Against Illegal Guns collation's investigation that found 1 in 30 would-be gun buyers on the popular website Armslist.com are prohibited from possessing a firearm and could not pass a background check if they attempted to purchase a firearm though a licensed dealer. Current federal law does not require background checks for internet sales.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
September 17, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on yesterday's shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
“Yesterday at a Navy base in Washington, D.C., twelve people were murdered and several more were wounded in yet another horrific mass shooting. While important facts are still being gathered, one thing is clear - Congress cannot keep standing on the sidelines while more and more lives are senselessly cut short by gun violence.
“Yesterday at a Navy base in Washington, D.C., twelve people were murdered and several more were wounded in yet another horrific mass shooting. While important facts are still being gathered, one thing is clear - Congress cannot keep standing on the sidelines while more and more lives are senselessly cut short by gun violence.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
September 17, 2013
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA-5) today introduced H.R. 3112, the bipartisan Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that will reduce federal spending by eliminating fraudulent payments from Medicare, while ensuring that adequate prosthetic and orthotic services are provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
Issues:Health Care
September 16, 2013
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-05), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ-02), Luis Gutierrez (D-Il-04), and J. Randy Forbes (R-VA-04) introduced bipartisan legislation today that would strengthen Congressional oversight and improve accountability of the Intelligence Community (IC). The Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013, H.R.
September 10, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to President Obama's address on the situation in Syria.
Issues:Defense
September 5, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced $125,000 in new Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grants to Catalyst Coalition, a program at the Napa County Office of Education. The DFC grant funds will be used to involve and engage the local community to prevent substance use among youth.
“The best way to reduce drug use is to stop it before it starts,” said Thompson. “These grants provide Napa County with the resources we need to help prevent substance abuse, and organize our community around the goal of having healthy kids and drug-free communities,”
“The best way to reduce drug use is to stop it before it starts,” said Thompson. “These grants provide Napa County with the resources we need to help prevent substance abuse, and organize our community around the goal of having healthy kids and drug-free communities,”
August 29, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on the swearing in of Todd Jones as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Obama Administration's releasing of new executive actions to reduce gun violence.
August 28, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced grants from the Department of Transportation (DOT) totaling $39.7 million for Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport. The funds will be used to lengthen and improve the safety of the airport's runways. The runway project will help the airport accommodate regional jets flying longer distances to and from an increased number of air travel destinations.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
August 16, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement today after the Washington Post reported that National Security Administration (NSA) violated privacy rules thousands of times according to an internal audit and other documents.
August 12, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) was inducted into the California Waterfowler's Hall of Fame yesterday. The Waterfowler's Hall of Fame was established in 2006 by the California Fish and Game Commission to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to enhancing and conserving waterfowl and their habitats in the state. Thompson is the first sitting elected official to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.