Skip to main content

Newsroom

Latest News

July 18, 2011
News Articles

California's U.S. senators and more than half of its congressional delegation backed a request from the state's flower growers for $15 million to build a transport hub that would help counter Colombian competition.

Issues:Jobs & Economy

July 18, 2011
News Articles
Thirty-one members of California's congressional delegation last week pressed U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to include funding for a cut flower transportation and distribution hub currently being constructed by the California Cut Flower Commission (CCFC) in the draft implementing bill for the Colombia free trade agreement.

The July 14 letter, which includes Sens.

Issues:Jobs & Economy

July 16, 2011
News Articles

Congressman Mike Thompson has been honored with a Friend of the National Parks award from the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) for his contribution to protecting and enhancing America's national parks.

The award, presented to 236 members of Congress on July 13th recognized members with pro-park voting records during the 111th Congress.

Issues:Energy & Environment

July 16, 2011
News Articles
Congressman Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, announced Friday that his district offices in Eureka and Woodland will participate in the third annual Feds Feed Families food drive to benefit local food banks.

According to a press release, food banks are most in need of donations during the summer months, when other donations are traditionally lower.

Issues:Jobs & Economy

July 15, 2011
Floor Statements
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of community member Lucio E. Perez for being named Agriculturalist of the Year by the Napa County Farm Bureau. Mr. Perez comes from a long history of working with Napa's bountiful soil. His grandfather, Mr. Lucio D. Perez, emigrated from Mexico and settled in the Napa Valley in the early 1930s and worked as an agricultural laborer. In 1935, the L.
Issues:Energy & EnvironmentWine & Agriculture

July 15, 2011

Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) today announced that his district offices in Eureka and Woodland will participate in the third annual “Feds Feed Families” food drive to benefit local food banks. Food banks are most in need of donations during the summer months, when other donations are traditionally lower.


July 15, 2011

Congressman Mike Thompson has been honored with a Friend of the National Parks award from the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) for his contribution to protecting and enhancing America's national parks. The award, presented to 236 members of Congress on July 13th recognized members with pro-park voting records during the 111th Congress.


July 13, 2011
News Articles

When it comes to electronics, gadget-loving Americans tend to take an “in with the new, out with the old” approach â€" with little regard for what happens to the old. But the fate of discarded computers, cellphones and TVs is precisely what's at the heart of a bill recently introduced on Capitol Hill.

Issues:Energy & EnvironmentJobs & Economy

July 13, 2011
Floor Statements
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Jimmy Smith, chairman of the North Coast Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (NCIRWMP) Policy Review Panel for 7 years, honoring his dedication to, and his achievements toward, healthy North Coast communities and ecosystems.
Issues:Energy & Environment

July 12, 2011
News Articles
Throughout the remainder of July, Congressman Mike Thompson will feature art selected from the recent National Alliance on Mental Illness Yolo Sunflower Art Competition at his district office in Woodland.

The primary goal of the popular annual exhibit, which is sponsored by NAMI's Yolo Chapter, is to educate the community about mental illness and reduce its stigma.

Issues:Health Care