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May 23, 2013
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Pete King (R-NY) today announced that a broad coalition of nine law enforcement organizations have endorsed H.R. 1565, the King-Thompson bipartisan compromise to expand the current background check system to all commercial firearm sales.
May 23, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today voted against H.R. 1911, the House Majority's Making College More Expensive Act, which would make college more expensive for students and families by forcing them into loans with interest rates that fluctuate year by year. This would further compound the student debt crisis. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the bill would charge millions of students and families $3.7 billion over the next decade in additional interest payments relative to current law.
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May 23, 2013
Last week, law enforcement officers arrived in the nation's capital by the thousands for National Police Week to honor the sacrifice of the 120 officers killed in the line of duty in 2012.
Every day, officers go to work knowing we may pay the ultimate price to protect and serve. It is a risk we all assume as part of our responsibility to keep our communities safe. It is also our responsibility to speak out when public policy changes are needed to protect the American people and our fellow men and women in uniform.
Every day, officers go to work knowing we may pay the ultimate price to protect and serve. It is a risk we all assume as part of our responsibility to keep our communities safe. It is also our responsibility to speak out when public policy changes are needed to protect the American people and our fellow men and women in uniform.
May 23, 2013
Last week, law enforcement officers arrived in the nation's capital by the thousands for National Police Week to honor the sacrifice of the 120 officers killed in the line of duty in 2012.
Every day, officers go to work knowing we may pay the ultimate price to protect and serve. It is a risk we all assume as part of our responsibility to keep our communities safe. It is also our responsibility to speak out when public policy changes are needed to protect the American people and our fellow men and women in uniform.
Every day, officers go to work knowing we may pay the ultimate price to protect and serve. It is a risk we all assume as part of our responsibility to keep our communities safe. It is also our responsibility to speak out when public policy changes are needed to protect the American people and our fellow men and women in uniform.
May 23, 2013
Last week, law enforcement officers arrived in the nation's capital by the thousands for National Police Week to honor the sacrifice of the 120 officers killed in the line of duty in 2012.
Every day, officers go to work knowing we may pay the ultimate price to protect and serve. It is a risk we all assume as part of our responsibility to keep our communities safe. It is also our responsibility to speak out when public policy changes are needed to protect the American people and our fellow men and women in uniform.
Every day, officers go to work knowing we may pay the ultimate price to protect and serve. It is a risk we all assume as part of our responsibility to keep our communities safe. It is also our responsibility to speak out when public policy changes are needed to protect the American people and our fellow men and women in uniform.
May 20, 2013
A type of mussel that poses a threat to lakes and water supply systems would officially be added to the national list of invasive species under legislation sponsored by Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena.
Thompson on Thursday announced his introduction of the bipartisan bill to add the quagga mussel to the listing.
Since their invasion in the 1980s in the Great Lakes, quagga mussels and their close relative zebra mussels have been responsible for more than $5 billion in prevention and control costs â€" more than any other aquatic species, according to Thompson's bill.
May 20, 2013
On Thursday U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) said he voted for the 37th time against a partisan attempt to repeal all or part of the Affordable Care Act.
This is the House Majority's 37th vote in the last two years to repeal the health care law and take away the patient protections it provides. The 37 votes have cost taxpayers more than $52 million, according to Thompson's office.
This is the House Majority's 37th vote in the last two years to repeal the health care law and take away the patient protections it provides. The 37 votes have cost taxpayers more than $52 million, according to Thompson's office.
May 20, 2013
A type of mussel that poses a threat to lakes and water supply systems would officially be added to the national list of invasive species under legislation sponsored by Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena.
Thompson on Thursday announced his introduction of the bipartisan bill to add the quagga mussel to the listing.
Since their invasion in the 1980s in the Great Lakes, quagga mussels and their close relative zebra mussels have been responsible for more than $5 billion in prevention and control costs â€" more than any other aquatic species, according to Thompson's bill.
Thompson on Thursday announced his introduction of the bipartisan bill to add the quagga mussel to the listing.
Since their invasion in the 1980s in the Great Lakes, quagga mussels and their close relative zebra mussels have been responsible for more than $5 billion in prevention and control costs â€" more than any other aquatic species, according to Thompson's bill.
May 20, 2013
A type of mussel that poses a threat to lakes and water supply systems would officially be added to the national list of invasive species under legislation sponsored by Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena.
Thompson on Thursday announced his introduction of the bipartisan bill to add the quagga mussel to the listing.
Since their invasion in the 1980s in the Great Lakes, quagga mussels and their close relative zebra mussels have been responsible for more than $5 billion in prevention and control costs â€" more than any other aquatic species, according to Thompson's bill.
Thompson on Thursday announced his introduction of the bipartisan bill to add the quagga mussel to the listing.
Since their invasion in the 1980s in the Great Lakes, quagga mussels and their close relative zebra mussels have been responsible for more than $5 billion in prevention and control costs â€" more than any other aquatic species, according to Thompson's bill.
May 20, 2013
On Thursday U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) said he voted for the 37th time against a partisan attempt to repeal all or part of the Affordable Care Act.
This is the House Majority's 37th vote in the last two years to repeal the health care law and take away the patient protections it provides. The 37 votes have cost taxpayers more than $52 million, according to Thompson's office.
This is the House Majority's 37th vote in the last two years to repeal the health care law and take away the patient protections it provides. The 37 votes have cost taxpayers more than $52 million, according to Thompson's office.