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Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-1) today secured a bipartisan agreement to require that every American flag purchased by the 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. Currently the DOD is not required to buy American made flags.

Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), co-chair of the bipartisan Military Veterans Caucus, today again secured the passage of his bipartisan amendment with Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-32) to expedite new and innovative treatments to our nations' veterans and active duty soldiers suffering from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This is the second time the House has passed the amendment. In May, the TBI treatment expansion initiative was adopted as a House amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R.

Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-1) today spoke at a Boy Scouts Summit on the on Eagle Scout's 100-Year Anniversary.

Please find Thompson's remarks as prepared for delivery below:

Thank you. Let's give a hand to all the past and present Scouts here today. Also, how about Scout parents? Let's give them hand. Scouting is a family commitment.

Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today voted against H.R. 6079, the Patients' Rights Repeal Act. This legislation was the House Majority's 31st bill in the last 18 months to repeal all or parts of the Affordable Care Act. The repeal of health care reform would end patient protections and raise health care costs for millions of Americans. The bill passed the House by a vote of 244-185. It will now go to the Senate. The Senate is not expected to pass the bill and the President has said he would veto the legislation if it reached his desk.

Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced a $457,983 federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Windsor. The grant was awarded through The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The funds are part of an AFG program called Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and will be used to make sure fire departments can attain and maintain 24-hour staffing, and to assure that their communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards.

Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced a $553,953 federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Arcata. The grant was awarded through The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The funds are part of the an AFG program called Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and will be used to make sure fire departments can attain and maintain 24-hour staffing, and to assure that their communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards.

Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced a $216,000 federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant for the Cloverdale Police Department. The grant was made through the COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The purpose of these grants is to create and/or preserve law enforcement jobs. The Cloverdale Police Department will use the grant to continue funding an officer position.

“These grants are good for our public safety and our economy,” said Thompson. “I am proud to support this funding and thank all our public safety officers for their service.”