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September 18, 2017

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced today that his office is accepting applications from those ages 17-23 who are interested in attending the four service academies requiring nominations: United States Air Force Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy, United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy.


September 13, 2017

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mike Thompson (CA-05), Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and two-time co-chair of the Congressional Sportsman's Caucus, issued the following statement on the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, following a markup on the legislation:


September 13, 2017

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mike Thompson (CA-05), member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued to following statement following the Committee's vote to approve his bill, H.R. 3727:

Issues:Health Care

September 8, 2017

Washington, DC – This week, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) introduced H.Res. 503, a resolution recognizing the importance of cancer program accreditation in ensuring access to high quality cancer.

Issues:Health Care

September 5, 2017

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement in response to President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative:

"I strongly condemn President Trump's decision to end the DACA initiative, creating fear and confusion for the 800,000 DREAMers in the United States.


August 21, 2017

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) led a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis urging him to begin the process of renaming military installations across the country that are named for Confederate figures. The letter is co-signed by 21 other Members, including House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (WA-09).


August 4, 2017

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $2,371,715 High School Equivalency Program grant for Santa Rosa Junior College. The funding made available by this grant will be used to provide children of migratory and seasonal farmworkers the opportunity to complete high school equivalency and continue on to higher education.

Issues:Education

July 25, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) applauded the passage of H.R. 3178, the Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017, a package of bipartisan Medicare reforms. The bill, which was reported out of the Committee on Ways and Means on July 11, 2017, was approved today by a unanimous vote in the House of Representatives. H.R.

Issues:Health Care

July 20, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Don Young (AK-01), Walter B. Jones (NC-03), and Roger Marshall (KS-01)introduced bipartisan legislation that would declassify documents related to any known incident of toxic exposure that affected members of our Armed Forces.

Issues:Veterans

July 18, 2017

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) today announced an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) of $521,364 in federal funding to the City of Santa Rosa Fire Department (SRFD), which will be used to purchase 112 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs). The new units will replace the entire current fleet of worn and aging SCBAs.