Press Releases
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) voted to pass the America COMPETESAct to strengthen our supply chains, bolster American manufacturing, and boost American competitiveness. This bill is a comprehensive, strategic package that will power the success of America's workers, businesses and economy at home and position America to compete on the world stage.
Washington – Today, House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) recognized the beginning of the fourth annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week which runs from February 1 through February 7. This week indicates the approximate time that gun deaths in the United States surpass the number of gun deaths experienced by peer countries in an entire calendar year.
Washington – This week, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Congressional leadership urging legislative action to permanently expand and extend the use of telehealth in Medicare.
Washington – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) sent a bipartisan letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell calling for the rapid replenishment of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.
Washington – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Chairman Richard Neal (MA-04), Darin LaHood (IL-18), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Tom Rice (SC-07), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Judy Chu (CA-27), and Ron Estes (KS-04) led a bipartisan letter to the Treasury Department urging them to bring immediate relief to filers by reducing the need to contact the IRS.
Washington – This week, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Jim Costa (CA-16), and Joe Neguse (CO-02) led a letter alongside 11 House colleagues from impacted districts to President Joe Biden calling for a more robust strategy to identifying and responding to wildfires.
Washington —Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson andSenator Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) and 39 of their colleagues yesterday called on the United States Conference of Mayors to encourage all of its members to ban untraceable firearms known as ghost guns.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that California is set to receive $849.4 million to repair and improve the 1,536 bridges in poor condition throughout the state in 2022 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Congressman Thompson voted to pass this bipartisan law in the fall, helping to send $4.2 billion over five years to California's bridges. This funding is part of the largest bridge formula program in American history.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced a $665,256 grant for Touro University's Resiliency Workforce Training Program. This funding will help Touro support and train health care and public safety workers who have been on the frontlines of the pandemic.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and 51 House and Senate colleagues sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling for swift and immediate action to increase the availability of COVID-19 rapid tests. The letter comes as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to rapidly spread across the country.