Press Releases

Rep. Mike Thompson Fights for Rural Airports in Letter to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Leaders

February 9, 2011

Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, sent a letter to key members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure urging them to decrease the amount of funding that small and rural communities are required to contribute for improvements to local airports.

Issues:Jobs & Economy

Rep. Mike Thompson, Republican Lawmakers Work Together to Give Rural Americans Fair Representation on Medicare and Medicaid Boards

February 8, 2011

Press Release

Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Rural Health Care Coalition, today joined Reps. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Mike Ross (D-Ark.), and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) in introducing legislation to give rural Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries equal representation on the boards that set policy for the public programs.

Issues:Health Care

Rep. Mike Thompson Announces Over $1.1 Million in Homeland Security Funds for West Sacramento Fire Department

February 4, 2011

Press Release

Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today announced that the City of West Sacramento Fire Department will receive over $1.1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program.

Rep. Mike Thompson Condemns Attack on UC Davis Professor, Violence in Cairo

February 4, 2011

Press Release

Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today issued the following statement condemning the attack on UC Davis Professor Noha Radwan in Cairo and urging Egypt's people to undertake a peaceful transition to democratic government:

“On February 2, University of California, Davis Professor Noha Radwan was attacked by an angry mob in

Issues:Defense

Thompson Named to Select Committee on Intelligence

January 25, 2011

Press Release

Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) issued the following statement today upon the announcement of being selected to serve on the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Issues:Defense

Statement from Congressman Thompson on President Obama's State of the Union Address

January 25, 2011

Press Release

Tonight, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) released the following statement regarding President Obama's State of the Union Address:

Issues:Energy & EnvironmentFiscal ResponsibilityHealth CareJobs & Economy

Thompson Named to Powerful Health and Select Revenue Subcommittees

January 20, 2011

Press Release

Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) issued the following statement upon the announcement of being selected to serve on the Health and Select Revenue Measures Subcommittees of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

Issues:Fiscal ResponsibilityHealth CareJobs & Economy

Congressman Thompson Reintroduces Legislation to Help Family Farms

January 20, 2011

Press Release

Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) reintroduced legislation that would bring tax relief to the owners of family farms and open spaces. The “Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax” bill would defer the payment of the estate tax for families as long as the land remains in agriculture or open space.

Issues:Energy & Environment

Congressman Thompson Votes To Protect Patients Bill of Rights

January 19, 2011

Press Release

Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) voted against the repeal of the historic health care legislation signed into law just last year. The repeal would roll back important improvements put in place by the health care reform law such as discounted prescription medication for seniors and tax breaks for small businesses.

Issues:Health Care

Congressman Thompson Reintroduces Bill to Permanently Ban Drilling on North Coast

January 11, 2011

Press Release

Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-North Coast) reintroduced legislation that would permanently prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coasts of Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. The Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act protects the unique and dynamic marine environment along the Northern Coast of California's outer continental shelf (OCS) from off shore drilling.

Issues:Energy & Environment