Press Releases
July 15, 2010
Today Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) was joined by 29 other members of Congress in introducing legislation to protect clean energy initiatives that are important to homeowners in California and the rest of the country.
Issues:Energy & Environment
June 4, 2010
Today Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Napa Valley), issued the following statement in response to President Obama's speech in Cairo. Congressman Thompson is a senior member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, and chairs the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence
Issues:Defense
June 3, 2010
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced legislation that would bring tax relief to family farmers, ranchers, and open space landholders. His bill would allow family farms and ranches to pass down their land and farms and preserve California's strong agricultural heritage.
April 14, 2010
Tomorrow is known as tax day, and this year taxpayers can take advantage of more than 25 different tax cuts worth more than $800 billion passed by this Congress designed to help working families and small businesses.
March 21, 2010
Today Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) joined 218 of his colleagues and voted to pass historic health care legislation. The bill will benefit small businesses and individuals, is paid for and according to the Congressional Budget Office, will reduce the deficit by $130 billion over 10 years, and $1.3 trillion over 20 years.
Issues:Health Care
March 10, 2010
Nearly 12,000 people participated in Monday night's telephone town hall, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) announced today - breaking the previous record. The questions were on a wide variety of topics, ranging from health care to the federal debt to immigration.
February 24, 2010
Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) voted to help lower health insurance costs by ending health insurers' exemption from federal antitrust laws. The Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, H.R. 4626, would subject health insurance companies to federal antitrust laws, holding them to the same standards as everyone else.
Issues:Health Care
February 4, 2010
Today Congress passed important legislation that mandates that Congress can't spend more than it can afford. The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act (H.J. Res. 45) requires Congress to offset all new policies that reduce revenues or expand entitlement spending.
Issues:Fiscal Responsibility
December 21, 2009
Today Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), the original sponsor of Passenger Bill of Rights legislation, released the following statement after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced significant protections for airline passengers:
December 7, 2009
On the evening of December 9th, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) will host a live town hall meeting via telephone and he is inviting every resident of the 1st Congressional District to join him. Participants can ask him questions about the issues that are important to them, and the Congressman will respond live for everyone to hear.