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January 25, 2012
WASHINGTON - The ambitious proposal to remove four Klamath River dams would add jobs and aid fish, a new federal report asserts, but the idea still leaves California lawmakers badly divided.
As they approach a make-or-break decision on whether to recommend the dam removal, U.S. Interior Department officials on Tuesday touted anticipated benefits that include improved salmon habitat and 1,400 construction jobs during the year it would take to remove the hydroelectric dams.
Long-term Klamath basin restoration efforts would add an estimated 4,600 jobs, the report says.
As they approach a make-or-break decision on whether to recommend the dam removal, U.S. Interior Department officials on Tuesday touted anticipated benefits that include improved salmon habitat and 1,400 construction jobs during the year it would take to remove the hydroelectric dams.
Long-term Klamath basin restoration efforts would add an estimated 4,600 jobs, the report says.
January 24, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C -- While the nation's Capitol was abuzz with reaction to President Obama's State of the Union Address, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St.Helena) said Tuesday night, "There's no place I would rather spend my 61st birthday, if I can't be with my wife, than with the President of the United States, tonight."
Thompson said "the President did a good job of talking about issues that are on the minds of every American."
He said the general platitudes could easily be focused at a local level.
Thompson said "the President did a good job of talking about issues that are on the minds of every American."
He said the general platitudes could easily be focused at a local level.
January 24, 2012
EUREKA -- U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson visited the Fresenius Medical Care Eureka Dialysis Center on Friday to learn about kidney disease and its progression to kidney failure, and to observe local residents receiving life-saving dialysis treatments.
According to the U.S. Renal Data System's 2011 annual report, California has the third highest number of people with kidney failure per capita in the country. In 2009 alone there were 14,030 new cases in the state, a 15 percent increase since 2004.
According to the U.S. Renal Data System's 2011 annual report, California has the third highest number of people with kidney failure per capita in the country. In 2009 alone there were 14,030 new cases in the state, a 15 percent increase since 2004.
Issues:Health Care
January 24, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today released the following statement on the Interior Department's Draft Overview Report on Klamath Dam Removal Studies. Thompson is the sponsor of the H.R. 3398, the Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act.
January 24, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today released the following statement in response to the President's State of the Union address:
“Tonight the President talked about how we must stand up for our middle class, and those fighting to get into the middle class. Hard working families across our District are looking for a fair shake. They want to know that if they work hard and play by the rules, then they will be able to put food on the table and gas in their car, make their mortgage payment, send their kids to college and save for retirement.
“Tonight the President talked about how we must stand up for our middle class, and those fighting to get into the middle class. Hard working families across our District are looking for a fair shake. They want to know that if they work hard and play by the rules, then they will be able to put food on the table and gas in their car, make their mortgage payment, send their kids to college and save for retirement.
January 23, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced that new regulations to help ensure airline passengers are treated fairly will go into effect this week. The new protections, put in place by the Department of Transportation (DOT), require that airlines and ticket agents include all mandatory taxes and fees in published airfares and that they disclose baggage fees to consumers buying tickets.
January 22, 2012
Two local congressmen are among some two dozen who wrote President Obama late Thursday, urgently seeking a meeting to find real solutions to the foreclosure crisis devastating the area and the country.
Napa area Rep. Mike Thompson is among three legislators leading the effort, while Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, who represents Vallejo, is among 27 signatories. In California, more than 34 percent of homeowners with mortgages are considered "underwater" because they owe more on their homes than they're worth, Thompson's office notes.
Napa area Rep. Mike Thompson is among three legislators leading the effort, while Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, who represents Vallejo, is among 27 signatories. In California, more than 34 percent of homeowners with mortgages are considered "underwater" because they owe more on their homes than they're worth, Thompson's office notes.
January 19, 2012
Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-1), Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) and Anna Eshoo (CA-14) led a group of 27 California Members of Congress in calling on President Obama to take immediate action to address the nation's foreclosure crisis. The Members have requested a meeting with the President to discuss policies that would reduce foreclosures and provide relief to homeowners.
January 18, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today released the following statement in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy (SOPA) Act, H.R. 3261, and in support of the bipartisan Online Protection & Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act, H.R. 3782. Thompson is an original co-sponsor of the OPEN Act, which was introduced today.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
January 18, 2012
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, is among the co-sponsors of an alternative to the Stop Online Piracy Act, the prospect of which caused Wikipedia, WordPress and scores of other websites to go dark Wednesday in protest.
With 21 House members and three senators, Thompson is pushing the narrower Online Protection & Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (House Resolution 3782), introduced Wednesday, which would allow intellectual property holders to petition the International Trade Commission for an investigation into foreign websites infringing on U.S. copyrights and trademarks.
With 21 House members and three senators, Thompson is pushing the narrower Online Protection & Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (House Resolution 3782), introduced Wednesday, which would allow intellectual property holders to petition the International Trade Commission for an investigation into foreign websites infringing on U.S. copyrights and trademarks.