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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on Vice President Biden's announcement of $100 million in additional funding made available to expand and improve mental health services.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on Vice President Biden's announcement of $100 million in additional funding made available to expand and improve mental health services. $50 million will come through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help community centers provide more mental health services.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) introduced bipartisan legislation expanding access to mental health care for Medicare recipients. H.R. 3662, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act, will add thousands of highly qualified licensed mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists (MFTs) to the network of providers eligible to serve Medicare beneficiaries.
This session of Congress is the first since World II that has failed to protect a single new acre of public land.
This year, however, bills supported by California lawmakers are getting action and a push from the Obama administration.
Representative Mike Thompson conferred with around 50 community members at a town hall meeting Tuesday night in Martinez. The meeting, held at Creekside Church, was an open forum for members of California's 5th Congressional District to discuss with their representative what was most important to them about their federal government.
Congressmen Mike Thompson (D- St. Helena) and Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands), senior members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation for small businesses in regard to federal employment tax responsibilities.
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Kevin Brady (R-TX), senior members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today introduced bipartisan legislation that will help reduce burdens faced by small businesses and ensure better compliance with complex federal employment tax responsibilities. H.R.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-05), chair of the bipartisan Invasive Species Caucus, hosted a caucus hearing in Washington, DC about the threat invasive species pose to local budgets, agriculture, infrastructure and the environment across California's Fifth Congressional District and other communities across the country.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today voted to pass H.R. 2061, the Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act of 2013. This bill requires information on all federal spending to be posted to a single, comprehensive and searchable website, USASpending.gov.