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Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, offered a resolution to force a vote on the bipartisan H.R. 4240, the Thompson-King Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act, and H.R. 3464, the Background Checks Completion Act of 2017. H.R. 4240 provides resources to help states strengthen and expand the background checks system and closes a number of gun sale loopholes. H.R. 3464 prohibits licensed gun dealers from selling guns to buyers without licenses without completing a background check.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, introduced a discharge petition that would force a vote on the bipartisan Thompson-King Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act. This bill provides resources to help states strengthen and expand the background checks system and closes a number of gun sale loopholes. Text of the discharge petition can be found by clicking here.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement upon voting for the bipartisan budget deal that passed by a vote of 240 – 186:
"Once again, the federal government shut down under a Republican-controlled House, Senate, and White House.
"This is not the bill that I would have written, but it is a bipartisan compromise that funds the government, suspends the debt limit, and outlines a budget path going forward.
Rep. Thompson, former member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the release of the Nunes memo:
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), a former member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding the Nunes memo:
Napa, CA – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the Greater Napa Valley Fair Housing Center $425,000 in Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants to support its work to confront violations of the Fair Housing Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Ben Ray Lujan (NM-03), and David Schweikert (AZ-06) announced they have introduced H.R. 4841, the Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act, which is designed to improve access to prescription medications for Medicare beneficiaries.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement:
"Today, on the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration, the government has run out of funding and been shut down. Republicans control the White House and both Houses of Congress, and they've proven today that they cannot perform even the most basic function of government: keeping it running.
This is unacceptable.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced his intent to vote against the Republicans' latest continuing resolution (CR):
"For months now, Republicans have continued to kick our budget problems down the road, passing short-term spending deals with little progress towards a responsible, long-term budget.
"When Republicans attempt to pass another CR this week, it marks the fourth time they've failed to reach an agreement on a funding plan for Fiscal Year 2018, which began last October.