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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) is again calling for bids for the Franklin Station Post Office in downtown Napa.
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.
Not to get his taxes done – he and wife Jan have used Mel Varrelman’s services for years – but to discover one of the centers’ most vibrant programs. Executive Director Jenny Ocón said last year the 27 tax preparers/volunteers provided free tax preparation services to 485 households, generating almost $780,000 in refunds.
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. 4934), bipartisan legislation to modernize federal excise taxes on wine to allow winemakers of all sizes and grape growers to create new, innovative products and keep pace with advances in viticulture. U.S. Rep. David Reichert (R-WA) joined Rep. Thompson in introducing this legislation.
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. Yesterday’s discussion was one of many taking place around the country as House Democrats work to craft an Innovation Agenda 2.0.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.