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May 6, 2015

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Don Young (R-AK-AL) today announced the bipartisan Veterans Congressional Fellowship Caucus is now accepting applications for 2015 fellows. The mission of the Caucus is to increase the number of veterans working on Capitol Hill. To do this, veterans Thompson (U.S. Army 1967-1973) and Young (U.S.

Issues:Veterans

May 6, 2015
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U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Don Young (R-AK-AL) on Wednesday announced the bipartisan Veterans Congressional Fellowship Caucus is now accepting applications for 2015 fellows.

The mission of the caucus is to increase the number of veterans working on Capitol Hill.


May 5, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced Viviana Garcia from Vintage High School in Napa County as the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition. Garcia's work, titled "Self Portrait" will represent California's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. Capitol, where it will be displayed starting this June for one year.


May 5, 2015
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Viviana Garcia from Vintage High School is the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced on Tuesday.

Garcia's work, titled "Self Portrait" will represent California's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. Capitol, where it will be displayed starting this June for one year.


May 4, 2015
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Two major public transit-related projects are well underway in Vallejo, and a bus tour Monday of the sites appears to have duly dazzled the dignitaries who came along.


May 1, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today released the following statement after the Department of Transportation's (DOT) new regulations issued today for trains carrying highly-flammable crude oil.


May 1, 2015
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The U.S. Department of Transportation unveiled new rules on transporting crude oil by rail Friday that set a timeline to get old-technology, easily punctured tank cars off U.S. and Canadian rail lines but fail to address the explosive nature of the Bakken crude that sparked the public's concerns to begin with.


April 29, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – The Eisenhower Memorial Commission today elected Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) to serve as Vice Chairman of the Commission. In addition, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) was elected to serve as Chairman.


April 29, 2015
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A leading national gun safety group, joined by members of Congress, is calling for investigations of the National Rifle Association's fundraising practices and finances in response to a Yahoo News investigation published last week.


April 28, 2015

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $3,746,906 Department of Health and Human Services Grant for Santa Rosa Community Health Centers (SRCHC). The funds will help SRCHC provide effective, responsive, culturally-appropriate solutions to community health needs for the patients it serves.

Issues:Health Care