Press Releases
August 12, 2011
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) today announced that Crescent City Harbor will receive $6,099,201 in federal funding to help rebuild a boat basin embankment severely damaged by tsunami waves in March.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
August 12, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), a senior member of the House Committee and Ways and Means, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding over $2.5 million in federal funding to help complete the Solano Avenue segment of the Napa Vine Trail.
August 10, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced that Anderson Valley Health Center in Boonville has received $541,667 in federal funding to expand access to quality health care.
Issues:Health Care
August 10, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today released the following statement regarding the importance of job creation:
August 5, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) today announced that the Town of Yountville has been awarded $80,700 in federal funding to help develop new opportunities for wastewater reclamation and reuse. This funding, which is allocated through the U.S.
Issues:Energy & Environment
August 4, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) today announced that Redwood Capital Bancorp in Eureka has received $7.3 million through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF). The SBLF, which was established as part the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 that Rep.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
August 4, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement today after Senate leaders announced an agreement on a short-term extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):
“I am pleased that House and Senate leadership, working with the White House, have come to a solution that addresses Congress' inaction on the FAA rea
Issues:Jobs & Economy
August 3, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging the House of Representatives to immediately consider a short-term extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Issues:Jobs & Economy
August 2, 2011
The nonpartisan council appointed by eighteen Western governors to advise on Western water issues today told the Natural Resources Committee that it opposes legislation that would threaten the delicate balance achieved in one of California's most important water systems and preempt state's rights and federal law.
Issues:Energy & Environment
August 1, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today issued the following statement after voting for legislation to avoid a default on our nation's financial obligations:
“I voted for the compromise legislation to avoid defaulting on our nation's debt.