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June 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) released the following statement on the United States Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that for-profit corporations are allowed to exclude birth control coverage in their employees' insurance plans based on the owners' religious beliefs.

Issues:Health Care

June 29, 2014
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Deadly mass shootings occur with such alarming regularity that the public can be forgiven for believing there's no way to prevent them.

But lawmakers and experts concerned with the connections between mental illness and violence insist that solutions exist.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention

June 28, 2014
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A decade and a half after a husband and wife donated 642 acres of rangeland to American Canyon, the Newell Open Space Preserve at last lived up to its name, officially opening to the public Saturday.

Issues:Energy & Environment

June 27, 2014
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In the wake of recent shootings in Portland, Ore., Las Vegas, Nev. and Santa Barbara, Congress members Carol Shea-Porter (D-New Hampshire), a member of the House's Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and Mike Thompson (D-St.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention

June 27, 2014

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $1,227,878 Head Start/Early Head Start grant for Contra Costa County. The funding will be used to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services to more than 1,860 children and their families at 27 centers throughout Contra Costa County.

Issues:Education

June 26, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of recent shootings in Portland, Las Vegas, and Santa Barbara, Representatives Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), a member of the House's Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05) led a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) signed by 163 Members of Congress demanding a vote on substantive legislation to address gun vi


June 20, 2014

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today released the following statement on the Obama Administration's decision to extend more benefits to same-sex couples, regardless of if they live in states that recognize same-sex marriage or not. These actions follow last year's U.S.

Issues:Civil Rights

June 19, 2014

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Jared Huffman (CA-2) today announced a $2.5 million Department of Transportation Grant for Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) train.


June 17, 2014

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court upheld a federal law in Abramski v.


June 16, 2014
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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced a $376,423 U.S. Education Department grant has been awarded to Mendocino-Lake Community College.

The grant comes from the Education Department's College Assistance Migrant Program, or CAMP.

Issues:EducationImmigration Reform