Press Releases
December 12, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced a $2.5 million grant provided through the Department of Transportation's TIGER III grant program to the Smith River Rancheria to make roadway safety improvements along the heavily traveled U.S. Highway 101. Thompson worked with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to secure these funds.
December 7, 2011
Today 88 members of the U.S. House of Representatives called for an extension of the successful 1603 Treasury Grant Program supporting renewable energy projects, urging in a letter to House leaders that such an extension will continue a proven track record of job creation and promote further growth in domestic clean energy industries.
November 21, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today released the following statement on the Deficit Reduction Super Committee's failure to reach an agreement to cut the national deficit:
“The Super Committee's failure is yet another example of politics getting in the way of what's best for our country. The only reason we had a Super Committee in the first place was because some new Members of Congress were willing to take our economy over a cliff and we had to avoid an economic catastrophe.
“The Super Committee's failure is yet another example of politics getting in the way of what's best for our country. The only reason we had a Super Committee in the first place was because some new Members of Congress were willing to take our economy over a cliff and we had to avoid an economic catastrophe.
November 17, 2011
Today, six Members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter authored by Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena, CA) and John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, commonly referred to as the "Super Committee," urging them to "maintain the current revenue sharing for counties as it pertains to geothermal receipts."
Issues:Energy & Environment
November 16, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today applauded passage of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to rename the Yountville Veterans Home Post Office the “Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building.” Congressman Thompson introduced this legislation, which passed today by voice vote, to honor Alejandro R. Ruiz Sr., a Medal of Honor winner who spent his career in the U.S. Army and served in World War II. After retirement, Ruiz lived at the Yountville Veterans Home, located in Napa County, California, until he passed away in 2009 at the age 85.
November 10, 2011
Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) and Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today jointly introduced the Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act in the Senate and House. The legislation would implement a comprehensive plan, developed through a multi-year collaborative effort among farmers, ranchers, fishermen, Tribal leaders, and conservationists, to settle one of the nation's most volatile water wars. According to an analysis released by the U.S.
November 2, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced more than $24,000 in Rural Development funds for Yokayo Biofuels, Inc. in Ukiah. The funds are used to provide payments to producers to support an expanding production of advanced biofuel. Yokayo Biofuels, Inc. uses waste vegetable oil as feedstock to produce biodiesel.
“Yokayo Biofuels is a model of how green businesses can grow our economy,” said Thompson. “Not only are biofuels good for our environment, growing the biofuel industry will lessen our dependence on foreign oil and spur green job creation.”
“Yokayo Biofuels is a model of how green businesses can grow our economy,” said Thompson. “Not only are biofuels good for our environment, growing the biofuel industry will lessen our dependence on foreign oil and spur green job creation.”
October 31, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today honored the ‘Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild' at a reception hosted in their honor for their years of hand-making quilts for the Wounded Warriors Project.
“These hand-made quilts are truly a labor of love,” said Thompson. “The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild work hard to make certain that the men and women from our county who have served our nation and have been injured receive a hand-made quilt. It is an honor to present these 22 individuals with official Congressional Certificates of recognition.”
“These hand-made quilts are truly a labor of love,” said Thompson. “The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild work hard to make certain that the men and women from our county who have served our nation and have been injured receive a hand-made quilt. It is an honor to present these 22 individuals with official Congressional Certificates of recognition.”
October 28, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today applauded the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) vote to help expand broadband to millions of underserved Americans. The FCC reforms, approved yesterday, will pave the way for robust broadband coverage across rural America, ensuring the nearly 18 million people without broadband access have affordable and reliable service.
October 28, 2011
Today, the Department of the Interior announced a brief window for public comment on a controversial Memorandum of Agreement relating to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. This announcement follows the ongoing efforts of five Northern California Members of Congress who have repeatedly called on the Interior Department to rescind the document, noting that it was developed behind closed doors and that it gives water export agencies south of the Delta and in Southern California unprecedented influence over an important public process concerning California's precious fresh water supplies.