Press Releases
January 31, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, a combat Vietnam veteran and senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement endorsing Senator Chuck Hagel's nomination for Secretary of Defense.
January 30, 2013
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen and California Congressman Mike Thompson announced the details of a friendly wager over the outcome of this Sunday's matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. As Members of Congress from the two states represented in the championship game, and as passionate fans of their home state teams, they are competing for both bragging rights and sustenance.
January 30, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in the House, today released the following statement on the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on gun violence.
“Gun violence is a complex problem with complex solutions. To address it, we need a comprehensive approach that's developed by having every idea on the table and everyone at the table. That's the approach my task force has taken since day one, and it's the approach the Senate started today.
“Gun violence is a complex problem with complex solutions. To address it, we need a comprehensive approach that's developed by having every idea on the table and everyone at the table. That's the approach my task force has taken since day one, and it's the approach the Senate started today.
January 16, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of a House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on President Obama's announcement of proposals to reduce gun violence.
January 14, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson, chair of a congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (CA-5) and the vice-chairs of the task force today met with Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to discuss a comprehensive approach to reduce and prevent gun violence.
January 4, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of a congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, today announced 12 vice chairs to serve on the task force. The vice chairs and Thompson will make up the task force's leadership team.
January 1, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-01), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee released the following statement on his vote in favor of the bipartisan agreement to avert the fiscal cliff.
Issues:Fiscal Responsibility
December 21, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson, chair of a congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (CA-1) today issued the following statement following the National Rifle Association's (NRA) press conference.
“Everyone agrees our schools, movie theaters shopping malls, streets and communities need to be safer. But we need a comprehensive approach that goes beyond just arming more people with more guns to make this happen.
“Everyone agrees our schools, movie theaters shopping malls, streets and communities need to be safer. But we need a comprehensive approach that goes beyond just arming more people with more guns to make this happen.
December 21, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) announced today that the Russian River watershed was selected as California's Habitat Focus Area within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Habitat Blueprint. NOAA's habitat conservation experts felt that the Russian River offered the greatest opportunities for NOAA-wide collaboration on habitat conservation among the 17 candidate areas identified by the staff this fall.
December 13, 2012
Bipartisan legislation co-authored by Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) that provides better protection for taxpayer dollars today passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 402-0. The legislation, H.R. 4053, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act (IPERIA), will better identify, prevent and recover payment error, waste, fraud and abuse within federal spending by making sure federal agencies have policies in place to prevent and recover improper payments.
Issues:Fiscal Responsibility