Press Releases
Jun 11, 2013
Press Release
Funding to help improve sustainable agriculture education
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $200,000 grant for Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC). The National Science Foundation grant will fund a project at SRJC aimed at improving sustainable agriculture education and enhancing collaborative efforts between SRJC, local high schools and public universities in California.
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Jun 11, 2013
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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) yesterday hosted a summit on economic revitalization of Mare Island. The meeting took place on Mare Island. Thompson was joined by representatives from the U.S. Navy, the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment, the City of Vallejo and local business and elected leaders.
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Jun 6, 2013
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Funding to assess cleanup and redevelopment sites on Mare Island
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a Targeted Brownfields Assessment award of up to $75,000 for the City of Vallejo to examine a series of dilapidated buildings on North Mare Island.
Jun 6, 2013
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Thompson secured nearly $1.5 million for project
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that the Napa County Airport's glideslope receiver system is operational. Over a nine year period, Thompson has secured funding on three separate occasions, totaling nearly $1.5 million for the project. The glideslope allows approaching pilots to land during periods of low visibility due to adverse weather conditions.
Jun 5, 2013
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Monthly Reporting On Claims Backlog to be Required by Regional, National VA Offices
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced today that the House of Representatives passed legislation with language called for by Thompson and other California Democrats that would hold the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accountable for ending the backlog of claims at the Veterans Benefits Administration. The language was included with H.R.
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Jun 5, 2013
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U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE-1) today introduced H.R. 2260, The Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013. The bipartisan legislation enhances conservation by incentivizing responsible farming practices.
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Jun 4, 2013
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Thompson helps secure funds to improve safety, enhance emergency response time at ship yard, S.F. Bay
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $521,500 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Port Security Grant for the Mare Island Ship Yard (MISY). The funds will be used for emergency response equipment.
May 30, 2013
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Call BDCP a disaster for the Bay-Delta region and urge officials to halt process and consider the concerns raised by northern California stakeholders
Today, several Members of Congress from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta region spoke out against the current Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and the lack of input afforded their constituents at a press conference in Sacramento. The current BDCP proposed by Governor Brown, the U.S.
May 24, 2013
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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today released the following statement in honor of Monday's Memorial Day:
“On Memorial Day, we honor the men and the women who laid down their lives for our nation's most treasured and highest ideals: that tyranny and oppression are worth fighting against, and that freedom and liberty are worth dying for.
“On Memorial Day, we honor the men and the women who laid down their lives for our nation's most treasured and highest ideals: that tyranny and oppression are worth fighting against, and that freedom and liberty are worth dying for.
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