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WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address to Congress:
“Tonight, President Obama offered an optimistic and long-term view for the heights our country can reach by working together.
WASHINGTON, D.C. >> U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, was at the White House Tuesday as President Obama announced executive actions to reduce and prevent gun violence.
President Barack Obama came to tears as he announced a series of executive actions Tuesday to reduce gun violence in America. The emotion was understandable. At the time, he was making reference to the 20 children shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012. The father of one of those victims was in the audience.
“First graders,” he said, pausing to compose himself. “Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad.”
But there are other reasons to be somber about the actions taken by the president on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, was at the White House today as President Obama announced executive actions to reduce and prevent gun violence.
President Barack Obama has spoken emotionally about the need for the US to enact measures to limit firearm purchases in a country known for its so-called "gun culture".
His executive actions - without Congressional approval - focus primarily on beefing up background checks and funding mental health programmes, in the hope of keeping guns out of the wrong hands.
Democratic Congressman Mike Thompson, who chairs a House taskforce on gun violence, says that Congress needs to build on what the president has done so far.
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5), chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, lauded President Barack Obama’s executive actions to help prevent gun violence by expanding criminal background checks.
“Thirty-plus people are killed every day by someone using a gun, and the actions taken today by President Obama will help save some of those lives. I applaud this move and thank him for his relentless work on the issue of gun violence,” Thompson said.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, today released the following statement on President Obama's executive actions to help prevent gun violence by expanding criminal background checks:
"30-plus people are killed every day by someone using a gun, and the actions taken today by President Obama will help save some of those lives. I applaud this move and thank him for his relentless work on the issue of gun violence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, returned to Washington, D.C. yesterday to meet with President Obama at the White House this afternoon. The meeting will be focused on measures the president can take to reduce and prevent gun violence.
President Obama will announce executive actions on Tuesday intended to expand background checks for some firearm purchases and step up federal enforcement of the nation’s gun laws, White House officials said Monday, once again trying to sidestep a gridlocked Congress on a politically divisive issue.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced today the launch of the second annual Congressional App Challenge for the 5th Congressional District.
Established by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, this nationwide competition invites high school students from all participating congressional districts to compete by creating and exhibiting their software application, or "app," for mobile, tablet, or computer devices. It is designed to promote innovation and engagement in the STEM education fields.