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February 18, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced that veteran Times-Standard natural resources reporter and columnist John Driscoll is joining his Eureka-based staff as a district representative for Humboldt and Del Norte counties. Driscoll will join the staff in March to take over for longtime District Representative Liz Murguia, who is retiring at the end of March.

“I'm thrilled to welcome John to my staff,” said Rep. Thompson. “As a member of the North Coast community, he knows what's important to the families in this district.


February 18, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, today honored former Eureka Mayor Sam Sacco by calling in to a post office dedication in his name. Rep. Thompson had planned to attend the Eureka event in person, but was unable to do so due to ongoing votes in Washington, D.C. Last year, Rep. Thompson introduced legislation to rename the United States Postal Service located at 337 West Clark Street in Eureka, California, as the “Sam Sacco Post Office Building.” The bill was unanimously approved by the U.S.

February 16, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, today condemned the impact of the House Republican continuing resolution on Northern California's economy and water resources. If passed, H.R. 1 would strip funding for important state water initiatives, including the federal regulations protecting salmon.

February 15, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today issued the following statement after introducing the Air Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2011. The bill would require air carriers to provide adequate food, water, temperature controls, ventilation, and working toilets during excessive delays, and offer passengers the option to deplane after three or more hours on the ground.

“Air carriers have a responsibility to provide basic services and accommodations to their passengers.


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. Currently, small, public-use airports must match 10 percent of the grant funding provided for their planning and development.

February 8, 2011

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

February 4, 2011
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.

February 4, 2011
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 Cairo after appearing on the television show Democracy Now. Thankfully, Professor Radwan's injuries were relatively minor.

Issues:Defense

January 25, 2011
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.

“I am honored to again be selected to serve on the House Select Committee on Intelligence,” said Congressman Thompson. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to guarantee that the intelligence community has all the resources necessary to ensure our nation's security and preserve the strength of our intelligence capabilities.”
Issues:Defense

January 25, 2011

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

"Tonight, the President spoke about the importance of increasing our country's competitiveness and investing in innovation. China, who recently passed the United States as the world's leading energy user, is investing double the amount of money in clean energy than we are. We need to make similar investments in clean technology, so we can create good, 21st century jobs here in the U.S.