Press Releases
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after Joe Biden was sworn in as President and Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus, along with caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Peter Welch (VT-AL), Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06), and Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-06) and caucus member Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-06) announced the reintroduction of the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13) joined Chef José Andrés, his World Central Kitchen and Share Our Strength to introduce the FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries (FEED) Act.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) voted for the Article of Impeachment charging the President with inciting a violent attack on the Capitol to subvert our democracy and overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election. As statement from Thompson is below.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after voting to pass H. Res. 21, a resolution urging the Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment, gather the Cabinet and remove the President from office.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), along with original co-authors Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Dan Newhouse (WA-04), announced the introduction of the WHIP+ Reauthorization Act.
Washington – Today House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the below statement marking 10 years since the shooting in Tucson, Arizona that targeted former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. Six were killed and 14 were injured, including Giffords.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after Congress certified the 2020 Electoral College vote and again cemented Joe Biden as President-elect and Kamala Harris as Vice President-elect.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) was sworn in to represent California's Fifth Congressional District in the 117th Congress. He outlined his priorities for the coming session in a statement below.
