Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Mike Thompson released the following statement today in response to the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota:
“I'm sickened by the senseless shooting at Annunciation Catholic School’s mass this morning in Minneapolis. My heart is with the families who have lost their children today and with all of those injured while praying.
Sonoma, CA – Tuesday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) joined administrators and staff at Sonoma Valley Community Health Center for a tour of their facilities and a discussion on how residents of Sonoma and surrounding areas will be impacted by the President and Congressional Republicans’ newly enacted H.R. 1, which cut health care coverage for 15 million Americans.
Washington, D.C. – Following the mass shooting in a Midtown Manhattan office building in late July, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-04), Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), and Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) led the New York Democratic delegation in a letter on Friday calling on every Republican representing New York in Congress to back universal background checks.
Calistoga, CA – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) joined the City of Calistoga, Energy Vault, and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) to mark the opening of the new Calistoga Resiliency Center. Thompson’s green energy tax credits funded $28 million for the project.
Davis, CA – Thursday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and members of UAW Local 4811 held a listening session on campus at UC Davis to discuss the impacts federal funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies will have on critical health research conducted across the University of California (UC) system.
Napa, CA – Saturday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) gathered alumni of his and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry’s Student Leadership Council (SLC) at the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center. The event featured SLC alumni, former staff members of Thompson’s, and former interns of Thompson’s to connect young leaders in our community.
Napa, CA – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and the Napa Solano Medical Society held a roundtable discussion at Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center with patients, providers, clinicians and hospital administrators to discuss how residents of Napa and surrounding areas will be impacted by the President and Congressional Republicans’ newly enacted H.R. 1, which cut health care coverage for 15 million Americans.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement after the passage of Congressional Republicans’ bill to take back federal funding from public media stations and foreign aid programs that was already approved by Congress and signed into law:
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), David Schweikert (AZ-01), Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Troy Balderson (OH-12) announced the introduction of the bipartisan and bicameral CONNECT for Health Act, legislation that would expand telehealth access for millions of Americans on Medicare.
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) joined the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, former U.S. Representative Tom Graves, Stephen Whisnant, and esteemed guests to formally award cycling legend Greg LeMond with the Congressional Gold Medal. Watch Rep.