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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, Co- Chair of the House Military Veterans Caucus, led his bipartisan team in sending a letter to Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning asking him to grant an exception to the requirement that current and former service members who enlisted in the National Guard between 2006 and 2008 repay unauthorized bonuses.
Members of Congress in both parties vowed Tuesday to halt Pentagon efforts to force nearly 10,000 former California National Guard soldiers to repay bonuses they received in a deceptive scheme to get them to re-enlist for combat duty a decade ago.
Napa-based nonprofit ParentsCAN will receive $100,000 a year for five years from U.S. Department of Education as part of the Community Parent Resource Center grant to equip parents with the information, knowledge and skills they need to work with professionals to meet the early intervention, educational and transitional needs of children with disabilities.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson today visited the Veterans Home of California-Yountville with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald. Thompson invited Secretary McDonald to visit the veterans’ home in Yountville so that the Secretary could see the important services provided to veterans firsthand and discuss ways in which the home can work in partnership with the federal government.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant of $125,000 to the City of Lakeport, which will be used to retain a law enforcement officer who will serve as a liaison to Lakeport’s business community and neighborhood groups to support Lakeport’s crime reduction efforts. The grant was made available through the U.S.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced on Tuesday a COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant of $125,000 to the City of Lakeport. This will be used to retain a law enforcement officer who will serve as a liaison to Lakeport’s business community and neighborhood groups to support Lakeport’s crime reduction efforts.
FIGHT IN KOREA? If you did, you should know that a grateful South Korea would like to give you a medal.
It’s called the Ambassador for Peace medal. Anyone who served in the Korean Conflict between June 25, 1950, and July 27, 1953, is eligible to receive one from the Republic of Korea.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) today announced that they are calling on all veterans of the Korean War living in Sonoma County to contact Rep. Thompson’s Santa Rosa District Office.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson today announced two U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grants totaling more than $1.4 million for the Family Justice Center Sonoma County (FJCSC).
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson introduced House Resolution 882 (H.Res. 882) today, to recognize National Wildlife Refuge Week between October 9th and 15th 2016.