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Sonoma Valley Federal Congressman Mike Thompson held a public meeting on health care Saturday, February 25 at Piner High School in Santa Rosa. No meeting was planned for Sonoma Valley. Sonoma Valley residents had to drive to Santa Rosa to attend to this local government business.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced Chief Andrew Bidou of the Vallejo Police Department will be his guest for the President's upcoming address to a Joint Session of Congress.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement on the President's remarks about our nuclear arsenal:
Washington - Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) led a group of 41 lawmakers in urging the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to cease displaying the word "Police" on jackets and vests during enforcement operations.
The Affordable Care Act drew cheers and applause at Democrat-led town halls held Saturday morning in San Francisco, Oakland and Martinez.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi had urged her colleagues headed home for the week-long Congressional recess to hold local events and build on the momentum from the Jan. 21 Women's March.
Pelosi held her own event Saturday near San Francisco's Embarcadero, joined by California's Secretary of Health and Human Services, Diana Dooley, and the CEO of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Dr. Susan Ehrlich.
The line snaked down Escobar Street and hung a left at Pine. It weaved into the Contra Costa County Administration Building, through the lobby and down the hall toward the supervisors' chamber. There, people stood against the walls and sat on the floor, leaving late arrivals to pile into hallways and anterooms.
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, one of four elected officials who participated in Saturday morning's town hall on protecting the Affordable Care Act, sat at the front of the room in which he once served as a county supervisor.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) voted against a proposal that would allow states to pull funding from Planned Parenthood and other community health centers that offer reproductive health services.
Napa, CA – Nominations are now open for Rep. Mike Thompson's (CA-05) annual Woman of the Year Awards. Each year, in honor of National Women's History Month, Thompson recognizes exceptional women across California's Fifth Congressional District for the work they do in our community. Past recipients have been philanthropists, business leaders, educators, public servants, and more.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement commending the confirmation of David Shulkin for Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs:
Washington – Following the resignation of Michael Flynn as National Security Advisor, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement:
"Michael Flynn's resignation is only a chapter in this story, not the end. His ties with Russia remain an ongoing concern. He cannot be a sacrificial lamb for an administration that has already displayed a troubling closeness with the Kremlin. We must continue the investigation into Flynn's communications with the Russian ambassador. The safety and security of Americans depends on it."
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