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Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced that the Yurok Tribe in Humboldt County has been awarded a $3.3 million grant for the establishment of the Yurok Tribe Veterans Cemetery. The project will provide services to more than 2,500 underserved Native Veterans and their families.

Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today called on the House Majority to pass long-term reauthorizations for both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and national highway and transit programs in order to put Americans back to work and to modernize our nation's crumbling transportation infrastructure. Instead, the House passed today its 23^nd short-term FAA extension and its 8^th short-term surface transportation programs extension since the last long-term authorization of these programs expired.

Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) announced an office exhibit of art by Woodland High School graduate Nick Christen. Nick is the California First District winner of the annual Congressional Artistic Discovery competition. A print of Nick's striking black and white photograph of the flooded Yolo Bypass that is currently on display in the U.S. Capitol can be viewed in Congressman Thompson's Woodland district office.

“Words cannot begin to express the magnitude of the tragic loss of Jere Melo to our community. Over the 20 years I have represented the Mendocino Coast, I don't think there was ever an event I attended where I didn't see Jere - more often than not he was working - making our region a better place to live.

“By constructing this needed county library and senior center, the project will create jobs and improve the quality of life in Middletown,” said Rep. Thompson.