Press Releases

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) released the following statement today in response to an agreement among House Republicans to introduce a nutrition bill that would cut $40 billion from food aid programs. After a failed attempt to pass a Farm Bill with $20.5 billion in nutrition cuts, the House Majority passed a Farm Bill that did not address the food aid programs at all. Today's announced agreement is the House Majority's attempt to deal with the food aid programs they failed to address in the Farm Bill.

The Eisenhower Memorial Commission (EMC) today announced that U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) has been appointed by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve on the EMC.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today voted to pass bipartisan compromise legislation (H.R. 1911) that will help keep down student loan interest rates, allowing students to take advantage of historically low interest rates. The Senate passed the agreement by a bipartisan vote of 81 to 18 on July 24th. The House passed the legislation by a bipartisan vote of 392 to 31. The bill will now go to the President for his signature.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on the Senate vote confirming Todd Jones as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that Mel Orpilla will serve as the new District Representative and Ryan Labar will serve as a new Constituent Services Representative in Thompson's Vallejo office. Orpilla replaces outgoing District Representative Brian Bottari. Labar was hired through the Wounded Warrior Program announced by Thompson in February.

“I am thrilled to have Mel and Ryan on our team,” said Thompson. “They are both smart, talented, hard working individuals who will provide great service to the people in our community.”

U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Pete Sessions (TX-32) announced today that funding for their bipartisan legislation to improve treatment options for active duty soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) was approved by the House of Representatives. The funding was approved through H.R. 2397, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2014. The Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) innovative treatment program was authorized in June 2013 through H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson's (CA-5) bipartisan provision requiring every American flag purchased by the Department of Defense (DOD) to be 100 percent manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or supplies that are 100 percent of grown, produced or manufactured in the United States, was again passed by the House of Representatives. Thompson's provision passed as part of H.R. 2397, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2014. The provision was previously included in H.R.

U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Gene Green (TX-29) today introduced H.R. 2791, the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (RERA) of 2013. The legislation promotes the U.S. recycling industry by prohibiting the exportation of some electronics whose improper disposal may create environmental, health, or national security risks. This helps bring recycling jobs back to the U.S. According to a recent study by the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling, restrictions on e-waste exports could create up to 42,000 new direct and indirect jobs with a total payroll of more than $1 billion.