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July 6, 2015
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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced a $10.9 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant for Child Start Inc., which provides Head Start and Early Head Start services to children and families throughout Napa and Solano counties.

The award is the first of a five-year grant that Child Start Inc. won through a competitive process established by HHS. Child Start Inc. will receive a grant of the same amount for the next four years.

Issues:Education

July 6, 2015
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Some $10.9 million of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant is coming to Head Start and Early Head Start services throughout Solano and Napa counties, Rep. Mike Thompson's office announced Monday.

The award is the first installment of a five-year grant which Child Start, Inc. won through a competitive process established by Health and Human Services. Child Start, Inc. will receive a grant of the same amount for the next four years.

Issues:Education

July 2, 2015
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A widely circulated photo shows Dylann Roof posing with a Confederate battle flag and a semi-automatic handgun.

In the two weeks since Roof shot nine people to death in a Charleston, S.C., church, opposition to public displays of the Civil War banner hardened, Wal-Mart and other mega merchants halted sales of the flag and flag-themed merchandise, and a small army of waffling politicians hustled to catch up with their constituents.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention

June 30, 2015
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Scott De Leon, Director of the Lake County Water Resources Department, and U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), co-chair of the Invasive Species Caucus, were honored last week in Washington, D.C. at the second annual Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition (RRISC) Congressional Reception and Awards Program.

Thompson, along with co-chair Dan Benishek (R-MI), received the "Outstanding Leadership by an Election Official in Protecting America's Environment and Economy" award. De Leon received the "Outstanding Achievement by a Local Government Agency" award.

Issues:Energy & Environment

June 29, 2015

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Barbara Lee (CA-13) lead a letter to Sutter Health expressing their concerns over the impact of the potential closure of the Thunder Road Adolescent Treatment Center in Oakland, California. The letter was cosigned by 18 Members of Congress from Northern California Thunder Road, which is owned and operated by Sutter Health, provides assistance to youth and families who are recovering from alcohol, drug and nicotine addictions.

Issues:Health Care

June 29, 2015

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), co-chair of the Invasive Species Caucus, and Scott De Leon, Director of the Lake County Water Resources Department were honored last week in Washington, D.C. at the second annual Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition (RRISC) Congressional Reception and Awards Program. Thompson, along with co-chair Dan Benishek (R-MI), received the "Outstanding Leadership by an Election Official in Protecting America's Environment and Economy" award.


June 26, 2015

Washington—Northern California Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-05), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Doris Matsui (CA-06), and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) released the following statement in response to the House GOP water bill:

"When it comes to addressing California's water challenges, we need bold, forward-thinking action and real, workable solutions – none of which exists in the water bill offered by our Republican colleagues."


June 25, 2015

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today released the following decision following the U.S. Supreme Court's King v. Burwell decision:

"Today, the Supreme Court has once again ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, upholding that all Americas, no matter where they live, can access premium tax credits for quality, affordable health care.

Issues:Health Care

June 24, 2015

Washington, D.c. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, today spoke on the Floor of the House to call on Republican Leadership to bring the King-Thompson background check bill up for a vote.


June 24, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA-05) and Ted Poe (R-TX-02), and Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) today re-introduced bipartisan legislation to level the energy playing field by giving investors in renewable energy projects access to a decades-old corporate structure whose tax advantage is currently available only to investors in fossil fuel-based energy projects.