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November 17, 2011
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, is inviting local schools and veterans to participate in the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project.
In 2000, Congress created the project to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so future generation may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.
In 2000, Congress created the project to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so future generation may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.
November 17, 2011
Today, six Members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter authored by Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena, CA) and John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, commonly referred to as the "Super Committee," urging them to "maintain the current revenue sharing for counties as it pertains to geothermal receipts."
Issues:Energy & Environment
November 16, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today applauded passage of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to rename the Yountville Veterans Home Post Office the “Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building.” Congressman Thompson introduced this legislation, which passed today by voice vote, to honor Alejandro R. Ruiz Sr., a Medal of Honor winner who spent his career in the U.S.
November 14, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced a $2.9 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grant for the Del Norte Unified School District. The school district successfully submitted an application to the Department of Education for their Responding Effectively to Assessments with Curriculum and Teaching (REACT) program.
Issues:Education
November 13, 2011
The nation's biggest-ever dam removal project - knocking down four aging structures along the Klamath River on the California-Oregon border - took years of dickering among farmers, tribes, environmentalists and policymakers. Now it faces another high hurdle: Washington politics.
November 11, 2011
Today we honor the tremendous sacrifices our veterans made for our great country. I hope you will join me by taking some time to think about the veterans in our community and thank them for their service.
November 11, 2011
With implementation legislation introduced -- a milestone in the path to the Klamath dam removal project -- advocates will now have to convince legislators to pass the bill before a March deadline.
November 10, 2011
Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) and Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today jointly introduced the Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act in the Senate and House. The legislation would implement a comprehensive plan, developed through a multi-year collaborative effort among farmers, ranchers, fishermen, Tribal leaders, and conservationists, to settle one of the nation's most volatile water wars.
November 2, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced more than $24,000 in Rural Development funds for Yokayo Biofuels, Inc. in Ukiah. The funds are used to provide payments to producers to support an expanding production of advanced biofuel. Yokayo Biofuels, Inc. uses waste vegetable oil as feedstock to produce biodiesel.
October 31, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today honored the ‘Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild' at a reception hosted in their honor for their years of hand-making quilts for the Wounded Warriors Project.