Press Releases
May 13, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expressing his support for the administration's pilot trucking program that could ease Mexico's punitive tariffs on California fruit and other U.S. goods.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
May 13, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Human Analysis, and Counterintelligence, today voted to strengthen U.S. intelligence efforts by increasing the number of counterterrorism positions at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). H.R.
Issues:Defense
May 13, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced that Nick Christen from Woodland High School is the winner of the 2011 Congressional Art Competition. Nick's artwork, a photograph titled “Yolo Bypass,” will represent California's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. Capitol, where it will be displayed for one year. Nick and a guest will be flown to Washington, D.C.
Issues:Education
May 12, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor is awarding $6,498,100 in National Emergency Grant (NEG) funding to create temporary jobs in communities that were affected by the March tsunami waves.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
May 12, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) today voted against legislation that would mandate the most sweeping expansion of offshore drilling in our nation's history. H.R. 1231, "Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act," would automatically open the Southern California coast, the entire Atlantic coast, the Arctic Ocean, and Alaska's Bristol Bay for leasing.
Issues:Energy & Environment
May 8, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) is encouraging residents of California's First Congressional District to support California's flower growers this Mother's Day, which is Sunday, May 8. Over 75 percent of domestically grown flowers are grown in California, accounting for 20 percent of all flowers sold in the U.S. and directly supporting more than 10,000 jobs in the state.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
May 6, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today held a reception at his Napa District Office for the six high school finalists in this year's Congressional Art Competition. The winner of the competition will represent California's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. Capitol, where his or her artwork will be displayed for one year. The winner and a guest will be flown to Washington, D.C.
Issues:Education
May 6, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) issued the following statement today regarding the National Academy of Sciences review of the draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The National Academy of Sciences report released this week, found that serious scientific gaps exist in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan as proposed.
Issues:Energy & Environment
May 5, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) today issued the following statement on Cinco de Mayo, the annual celebration marking the historic triumph of the Mexican people over the French Army in the battle of Puebla in 1862:
“Cinco de Mayo is an important celebration of the rich cultural contributions of Mexican Americans here in the United States.
May 5, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA) today led a bipartisan letter to President Obama urging him to provide federal disaster assistance for California communities battered by the recent March storms. Between March 15 and 27, a series of storms swept across Northern California, causing significant damage in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino counties.