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May 30, 2013 Press Release
Today, several Members of Congress from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta region spoke out against the current Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and the lack of input afforded their constituents at a press conference in Sacramento.  The current BDCP proposed by Governor Brown, the U.S.
May 26, 2013 News Articles
California Republicans, who hope to make crime an election-year issue in 2014, ought to first show they're serious about protecting public safety by embracing legislation that would require people to undergo background checks before they buy guns.

May 26, 2013 News Articles
California Republicans, who hope to make crime an election-year issue in 2014, ought to first show they're serious about protecting public safety by embracing legislation that would require people to undergo background checks before they buy guns.

May 25, 2013 News Articles
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) on Thursday voted against H.R. 1911, the House Majority's Making College More Expensive Act, which would make college more expensive for students and families by forcing them into loans with interest rates that fluctuate year by year.

This would further compound the student debt crisis, according to Thompson's office.

May 25, 2013 News Articles
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) on Thursday voted against H.R. 1911, the House Majority's Making College More Expensive Act, which would make college more expensive for students and families by forcing them into loans with interest rates that fluctuate year by year.

This would further compound the student debt crisis, according to Thompson's office.

May 24, 2013 Press Release
Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Ted Poe (TX-02) announced they introduced H.R. 2133, the Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013. This legislation would make the veterans' tax credit permanent and make it easier for employers to take advantage of it.
 
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May 24, 2013 Press Release
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today released the following statement in honor of Monday's Memorial Day:

“On Memorial Day, we honor the men and the women who laid down their lives for our nation's most treasured and highest ideals: that tyranny and oppression are worth fighting against, and that freedom and liberty are worth dying for.

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May 23, 2013 News Articles
Last week, law enforcement officers arrived in the nation's capital by the thousands for National Police Week to honor the sacrifice of the 120 officers killed in the line of duty in 2012.

May 23, 2013 News Articles
Last week, law enforcement officers arrived in the nation's capital by the thousands for National Police Week to honor the sacrifice of the 120 officers killed in the line of duty in 2012.