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September 18, 2013
Today, Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), along with more than 100 other members of the House of Representatives, sent a letter to the leadership of the House urging them to adopt language from the Senate Farm Bill, S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, which maintains the decades old compact between taxpayers and producers known as conservation compliance, when the Farm Bill goes to conference with the Senate.
Issues:Energy & Environment
September 18, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement today on the bipartisan Mayor's Against Illegal Guns collation's investigation that found 1 in 30 would-be gun buyers on the popular website Armslist.com are prohibited from possessing a firearm and could not pass a background check if they attempted to purchase a firearm though a licensed dealer. Current federal law does not require background checks for internet sales.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
September 17, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on yesterday's shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
“Yesterday at a Navy base in Washington, D.C., twelve people were murdered and several more were wounded in yet another horrific mass shooting. While important facts are still being gathered, one thing is clear - Congress cannot keep standing on the sidelines while more and more lives are senselessly cut short by gun violence.
“Yesterday at a Navy base in Washington, D.C., twelve people were murdered and several more were wounded in yet another horrific mass shooting. While important facts are still being gathered, one thing is clear - Congress cannot keep standing on the sidelines while more and more lives are senselessly cut short by gun violence.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
September 17, 2013
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA-5) today introduced H.R. 3112, the bipartisan Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that will reduce federal spending by eliminating fraudulent payments from Medicare, while ensuring that adequate prosthetic and orthotic services are provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
Issues:Health Care
September 17, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson and three other congressmen introduced a bipartisan bill aimed to strengthen oversight and improve accountability of the intelligence community.
September 16, 2013
Rep. Mike Thompson helped introduce a bipartisan bill today that he and his co-authors say would strengthen congressional oversight and improve accountability from the nation's intelligence community, which has been accused of overstepping its bounds in surveillance of U.S. citizens.
September 16, 2013
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-05), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ-02), Luis Gutierrez (D-Il-04), and J. Randy Forbes (R-VA-04) introduced bipartisan legislation today that would strengthen Congressional oversight and improve accountability of the Intelligence Community (IC). The Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013, H.R.
September 10, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to President Obama's address on the situation in Syria.
Issues:Defense
September 9, 2013
Construction is officially underway in the runway expansion of the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, a project that will bring the airport's runways up to current federal standards and potentially attract new commercial airlines and add destinations.
Leaders in the $53.8 million project celebrated its start with a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 28. The event attracted local government and tourism figures along with state and congressional representatives who have spent more than 12 years bringing the project to fruition.
Leaders in the $53.8 million project celebrated its start with a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 28. The event attracted local government and tourism figures along with state and congressional representatives who have spent more than 12 years bringing the project to fruition.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
September 7, 2013
The rugged 100-mile stretch from Lake Berryessa to 7,000-foot Snow Mountain is making its way, slowly but surely, to national status.
That will be good for the gateway communities, for ranchers and farmers who want to protect traditional uses, for those seeking access to prime outdoor recreation, for those seeking better management of public assets.
That will be good for the gateway communities, for ranchers and farmers who want to protect traditional uses, for those seeking access to prime outdoor recreation, for those seeking better management of public assets.
Issues:Energy & Environment