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Standing in cap and gown in a line of graduates on the Sonoma State University campus Saturday, Orlando Martinez of Santa Rosa had come a long way from grade school, where he had trouble reading.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, won "Top Gun" honors at this week's Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation annual shoot-out. Thompson outshot the other 35 Members of Congress that participated.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-1) have introduced two bills that are critical for wetlands conservation efforts. The first of the bills would reauthorize funding for the popular North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) for five years, while the second would extend a particular provision of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that is essential to NAWCA's efforts.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced Friday that he had won "Top Gun" honors at this week's Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation annual shoot-out. Thompson outshot the other 35 members of Congress that participated.
"This annual shoot-out is a great event that brings together folks from both political parties for an afternoon of fun and comradery," said Thompson, a two-time chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus.
Thompson's news release also pointedly notes that he is also chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
He leads a congressional committee to stem gun violence. And he's also a crack shot.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, beat out 35 of his Capitol Hill colleagues in an annual skeet shooting competition to earn the "Top Gun" award from the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation.
The avid shooter and Vietnam veteran is chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, which advocates gun control.
House Democrats' point man on gun control is a pretty good shot, it seems.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, named by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to lead the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force after 2012's Connecticut schoolhouse massacre, won "Top Gun" honors at this week's Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation annual shooting competition.
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-1) have introduced two bills that are critical for wetlands conservation efforts. The first of the bills would reauthorize funding for the popular North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) for five years, while the second would extend a particular provision of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that is essential to NAWCA's efforts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) today voted to pass H.R. 2048, the bipartisan USA Freedom Act. The USA Freedom Act ends the bulk collection of call detail records (telephone metadata) and includes enhanced transparency measures. H.R. 2048 passed by a bipartisan vote of 338-88.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) today applauded the California State Senate for passing SCR 48, which recogizes the importance of geothermal energy to California by marking May 2015 as Geothermal Awareness Month and May 21, 2015 as Geothermal Awareness Day. The resolution is authored by Senators Mike McGuire (D – Healdsburg) and Ben Hueso (D – San Diego).
Rep. Mike Thompson will try again to switch federal agencies in charge of managing Lake Berryessa, and again he will have the support of Napa County.
Thompson wants the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, not the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, to manage recreation at the eastern Napa County reservoir. He plans to reintroduce legislation in Congress to make the switch.