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REPS. THOMPSON AND REICHERT INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ACT

May 15, 2013

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Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) introduced the bipartisan Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreement Act, H.R. 1982 into the House of Representatives.

Issues:Health CareJobs & Economy

REP. MIKE THOMPSON LEADS CALL TO PROTECT LOCAL CLEAN ENERGY ROYALTIES

May 15, 2013

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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) today announced that he has led a bipartisan letter with Reps. Mark Amodei (R-NV), Steven Pearce (R-NM), Joe Heck (R-NV), Jared Huffman (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA) and Juan Vargas (D-CA) calling on President Obama to protect local clean energy royalties from harmful budget cuts. The letter urges the President to not repeal the sharing of geothermal royalty payments with counties. Because of the high burdens that geothermal production places on the counties where it is developed, counties currently share in the revenue of the federal receipts.

CHAIRMAN MIKE THOMPSON LEADS CALL TO END GUN RIDERS IN APPROPRIATIONS BILLS

May 8, 2013

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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, today led more than 100 of his colleagues in sending a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi urging that Fiscal Year 2014 appropriations bills not include legislative language, or “riders”, that would block efforts to reduce and prevent gun violence.

REPS. THOMPSON, KING STATEMENT ON GROWING MOMENTUM FOR BIPARTISAN BACKGROUND CHECK BILL

May 7, 2013

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U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Pete King (R-NY) today released the following statement on the growing momentum in support of the H.R. 1565, the King-Thompson bipartisan compromise to expand the current background check system to all commercial sales. The bill currently has more than 150 co-sponsors. Joining them are original co-authors Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Pat Meehan (R-PA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Peter Defazio (D-OR).

REPS. MIKE THOMPSON, PETE KING ANNOUNCE MORE THAN 100 CO-SPONSORS FOR BIPARTISAN BACKGROUND CHECK LEGISLATION

April 30, 2013

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U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Pete King (R-NY) today announced that more than 100 Representatives have co-sponsored H.R. 1565, the King-Thompson bipartisan compromise to expand the current background check system to all commercial sales. They join original co-authors Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Pat Meehan (R-PA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Peter Defazio (D-OR).

REPS. MIKE THOMPSON, TED POE, PETER WELCH, CHRIS GIBSON INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO SPUR INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

April 24, 2013

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U.S. Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT) and Chris Gibson (R-NY) today introduced bipartisan legislation in support of an "all of the above" energy approach. The Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act will modify the federal tax code to make it easier and more attractive for private capital to invest in renewable energy.

Issues:Energy & Environment

REP. MIKE THOMPSON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO PREVENT INTEREST RATE INCREASE ON STUDENT LOANS

April 19, 2013

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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced today that he has introduced H.R. 1433, the Student Loan Relief Act. The legislation will ensure that interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans for undergraduate students do not dramatically increase on July 1st of this year. Without congressional action, rates are set to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.

Issues:Education

REP. MIKE THOMPSON INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO IMPROVE RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE

April 18, 2013

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U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Chris Gibson (NY-19) announced today that they have joined together to introduce H.R. 1465, The Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy 2012 Act (STORAGE) in the United States House of Representatives. The STORAGE Act would provide a tax credit to individuals and businesses when they invest in energy storage systems. Energy storage systems allow businesses and consumers to store excess generated energy then use that energy during periods of peak demand.

Issues:Energy & Environment

Chairman Thompson Statement on Senate Vote Against Background Checks for Criminals, Dangerously Mentally Ill

April 17, 2013

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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, issued the following statement on the Senate vote against the Manchin-Toomey expanded background checks amendment.

Reps. Pete King, Mike Thompson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Background Checks for Gun Purchases

April 16, 2013

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U.S. Reps. Pete King (R-NY) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) last night introduced H.R. 1565, the U.S. House of Representatives' version of the Manchin-Toomey Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013. U.S. Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Pat Meehan (R-PA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Peter Defazio (D-OR) joined King and Thompson in co-authoring the legislation. The King-Thompson legislation is identical to the bipartisan agreement on background checks struck by Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA).