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April 19, 2016
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By David Stoneberg

It was a few days before the tax deadline and Rep. Mike Thompson decided to stop at the UpValley Family Centers to discuss the center’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.


April 14, 2016

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and Co-Chair of the Congressional Wine Caucus, introduced the Wine Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R.


April 8, 2016

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Jared Huffman (CA-2), along with U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (CA-18), yesterday hosted a roundtable with innovative local business leaders at Sonoma State University to discuss how Congress can better support and spur innovation locally and across the country.


April 5, 2016

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today visited Contra Costa AFL-CIO Labor Council and the United Way of the Bay Area Community Service in Martinez and met with staff and clients of the center’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.


April 5, 2016

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today visited Catholic Charities of Solano County in Vallejo and met with staff and clients of the center’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.


April 4, 2016

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today visited UpValley Family Center in St. Helena and met with staff and clients of the center’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.


March 31, 2016
News Articles

By Guy Kovner

Judi Lutsky, a 72-year-old retired Rohnert Park teacher, is counting on Social Security to augment her pension as a career educator. The federal benefits system, she said, is a cornerstone to civil society and a key to her own well-being.

“We must keep it,” Lutsky said. “We have to do whatever it takes.”

Issues:Seniors

March 30, 2016
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By the Press-Democrat Editorial Board

Politics, as the German statesman Otto Von Bismarck said, is the art of the possible.

Right now, it seems as if getting any sort of gun safety legislation through Congress is close to impossible.

Give credit to Rep. Mike Thompson for not giving up.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention

March 30, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) hosted U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) for a town hall meeting in Benicia to discuss the Social Security 2100 Act (H.R. 1391), legislation that if enacted would provide a benefit bump for current and future beneficiaries, cut taxes for Social Security recipients, and keep the system strong for generations to come.

Issues:Seniors

March 30, 2016

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Jared Huffman (CA-2) today hosted U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) for a town hall meeting in Santa Rosa to discuss the Social Security 2100 Act (H.R.

Issues:Seniors