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The House of Representatives is expected to pass a water bill Wednesday that Republicans call a necessity for drought-stricken California, but which Democrats label a "water grab" and political power play that undermines years of delicate negotiations.
Congressman Mike Thompson, who was instrumental in securing a $5 million federal grant for the facility, speaks at the ground breaking ceremony Friday for the new and expanded Sonoma Valley Community Health Center.
The site, the long-empty former home of Sonoma Rentals, is located on Highway 12 across from Maxwell Village Shopping Center. The move into an existing structure will enable the new facility to open in late 2014, a year ahead of the original schedule.
Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today introduced a House Resolution that calls for renewed congressional action in dealing with the ever-growing impact of gun violence on American communities. The legislation is endorsed by the Newtown Action Alliance.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson's (D-CA-5) legislation, The Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 (H.R. 2260), passed the House of Representatives Wednesday as part of the compromise long term reauthorization of the Farm Bill (H.R. 2642).
The bipartisan Crop Insurance Accountability Act, co-authored by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE-1), enhances conservation by incentivizing responsible farming practices.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson's (D-CA-5) legislation, The Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 (H.R. 2260), passed the House of Representatives Wednesday as part of the compromise long term reauthorization of the Farm Bill (H.R. 2642).
The bipartisan Crop Insurance Accountability Act, co-authored by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE-1), enhances conservation by incentivizing responsible farming practices.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $1 million Department of Transportation grant for the California Maritime Academy based in Vallejo, California. The funding will help ensure well-educated and highly skilled U.S. Merchant Marine officers are available to meet our nation's national security and economic needs.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson's (D-CA-5) legislation, The Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 (H.R. 2260), passed the House of Representatives today as part of the compromise long term reauthorization of the Farm Bill (H.R. 2642). The bipartisan Crop Insurance Accountability Act, co-authored by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE-1), enhances conservation by incentivizing responsible farming practices.
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 the President laid out a clear agenda to expand economic opportunities, create jobs and strengthen the middle class. Many of the steps being taken by President will further this agenda, and as the President said, these actions must be met by a year of action from Congress.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, came to the Central Valley on Wednesday to stir an old pot and make the fresh case for farms over fish.
"How you can favor fish over people is something people in my part of the world would never understand," said Boehner, who is from Ohio and thus revealed his ignorance of both hydrological reality and environmental sustainability while milking the state's potentially catastrophic drought for profoundly political purposes.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced that his bipartisan legislation to improve treatment options for active duty soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) has passed in both the Senate and House and is expected to be signed into law by the President.
The legislation, which passed as a part of H.R. 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014, allows service members to access innovative treatments offered outside military medical facilities.