Press Releases
March 31, 2004
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Davis), commended the USDA today for approving funding for the California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab at UC Davis. The program will fund the equipment needed for rapid tests for bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE. “I am pleased that the USDA has taken this significant step in protecting our nation's food supply,” Thompson said. “The ability to conduct the rapid tests for BSE at Davis will take much of the burden off of the National Veterinary Lab in Ames, Iowa.
Issues:Energy & Environment
March 30, 2004
Fighting to restore fiscal responsibility in the Congress, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) today offered a motion on the House floor that would apply Pay/Go rules to all spending and revenue measures. Thompson's motion would have directed the House to adopt Senate budget language that includes Pay/Go rules. Throughout the budget process the House Republican Leadership has balked at multiple opportunities to include Pay/Go rules in the budget resolution. “Spring is a time of March Madness and clearly the Republican Leadership has fallen under its spell.
March 25, 2004
Representative Mike Thompson (D- Napa Valley) issued the following statement today in response to passage of the House Budget Resolution. House Republican leaders prevented Rep. Thompson from offering his straightforward PAYGO amendment to today's budget resolution. “The House Republican budget proves to America that Congress holds families to a higher standard than it holds itself.” “Americans go to work every day so that they can pay down their debts.
March 15, 2004
With gas prices reaching an all time high, Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Mike Thompson today called on the Department of Energy to stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPRo) and use the reserve to ease prices for consumers. In a letter sent to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham today, the two California lawmakers called for federal intervention against record-setting gasoline prices. "These high gas prices are a tremendous financial strain on families in California," Boxer said. "People shouldn't have to shell out every last dime just so they can get to and from work.
Issues:Energy & Environment