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MSNBC - Benghazi conspiracy theorists have a decision to make

Aug 5, 2014 News Articles
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, presented the San Francisco Chronicle over the weekend with some striking information. The Intelligence panel, having recently wrapped up a nearly two-year investigation into the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S.
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Defense

MSNBC - Yet another setback for Benghazi conspiracy theorists

Aug 4, 2014 News Articles
The House Intelligence Committee is among the many congressional panels to investigate the deadly attack on the U.S. outpost in Benghazi in 2012, and its findings are reportedly complete. The committee’s report is not yet available, but Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) talked to the San Francisco Chronicle about the results of the inquiry.
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Defense

SFGate - House panel: No administration wrongdoing in Benghazi attack

Aug 1, 2014 News Articles

The House Intelligence Committee, led by Republicans, has concluded that there was no deliberate wrongdoing by the Obama administration in the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, said Rep. Mike Thompson of St. Helena, the second-ranking Democrat on the committee.

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Defense

REPS. MIKE THOMPSON, GREGG HARPER INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH SERVICES

Jul 31, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Gregg Harper (R-MS) today introduced bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth services under Medicare. The bill, titled the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2014 puts telehealth services under Medicare on the path toward parity with in-person health care visits.

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Health Care

Press Democrat - Sonoma County airport runway expansion project gets $1 million federal boost

Jul 28, 2014 News Articles

The Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport has received a $1 million federal grant for environmental work associated with its runway expansion project, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, announced Monday.

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Energy & Environment

REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION GRANT FOR CHARLES M. SCHULZ-SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT

Jul 28, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $1 million Department of Transportation (DOT) grant for Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport. The funds will be used for environmental mitigations required to complete the airport’s runway realignment and extension project.

Issues:
Energy & Environment, Jobs & Economy

Martinez News-Gazette - ‘Transformation’ planned for marshland south of bridge

Jul 27, 2014 News Articles

Thanks to the efforts of Congressman Mike Thompson, management of a four-mile stretch of a 22-mile flood control project along I-680 will be transferred from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the Contra Costa Flood Control and Water Conservation District.

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Energy & Environment

Record Bee Lake County News - Congressman hosts meeting with VA personnel

Jul 24, 2014 News Articles

Congressman Mike Thompson on Wednesday hosted a meeting with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Undersecretary for Benefits Allison Hickey and Julianna Boor, the new director of the VA's Oakland Regional Office.

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Veterans

REP. MIKE THOMPSON HOSTS OVERSIGHT MEETING WITH VA UNDERSECRETARY FOR BENEFITS ALLISON HICKEY, VA’S OAKLAND REGIONAL OFFICE DIRECTOR JULIANNA BOOR

Jul 23, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today hosted a meeting with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Undersecretary for Benefits Allison Hickey and Julianna Boor, the new Director of the VA’s Oakland Regional Office.

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Veterans

REP. MIKE THOMPSON STATEMENT ON DOT’S NEWLY ANNOUNCED CRUDE BY RAIL REGULATIONS

Jul 23, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today issued the following statement on the Department of Transportation’s new proposed crude by rail regulations: