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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) release the following statement about the provision in the Republicans' tax bill that would repeal a tax law that would allow fire survivors to deduct uninsured property loss as a result of a fire:

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released this statement following the introduction of the House Republicans' tax bill which would add trillions of dollars to our national debt:

Washington, DC – Today, Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Vice-Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, introduced H.R. 4142, the Safer Communities Act of 2017, legislation aimed at reducing and preventing gun violence by keeping guns away from people who should not have them.

Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-05), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Jared Huffman (CA-01), Alcee Hastings (FL-20), Debbie Wasserman-Shultz (FL-23), Charlie Crist (FL-13), Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), and Peter King (NY-2) introduced H.R. 4148, the Small Business Disaster Relief Act, bipartisan legislation to improve the Small Business Administration's (SBA) disaster relief efforts.

Washington, DC – Today, 36 members of the California Delegation sent a letter to Rep. Kevin Brady and Sen. Orrin Hatch, the chairmen of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees, respectively, expressing deep concern about any proposed changes to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction as indicated in the "Big Six" framework. The SALT deduction allows taxpayers to deduct state and local taxes from their federal taxable income, and was written into the federal tax code since the inception of the income tax in 1913.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05), Bradley Byrne (AL-01), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), and Randy Hultgren (IL-14) introduced the Career Advancement Through New Skills Act, legislation that would incentivize employers to invest in their employees, giving them the necessary training to close the skill gap that exists between employers' needs and employees in many industries.

Santa Rosa, CA – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released a fire recovery guide to help those affected by the Northern California Fires find and apply for the resources available to them to help them recover.

Clearlake, CA - Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) made the following statement following the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) approval of Individual Assistance disaster relief for Lake County:

"I'm happy to announce that today FEMA approved Individual Assistance disaster relief funds for Lake County. This money will bring relief to individuals and families who have lost homes and property in the fires to help them recover and rebuild.