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According to his office, Thompson offered an amendment Thursday to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement implementing bill that would provide funding for a national floral transportation and distribution center for U.S. cut flower shipments. Thompson eventually withdrew the amendment, but the action allowed cut flower growers to address the committee on their concerns.

The legislation, House Resolution 2466, has bipartisan support, according to Thompson's office, and was co-authored with Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas. The bill would provide clear rules for Professional Employer Organizations that are voluntarily certified by the Internal Revenue Service to collect and pay federal employment taxes for their small business clients.

Two House members are looking to give small businesses more peace of mind when it comes to employment taxes.

Reps. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), both members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, have introduced legislation that would create a certification process for organizations that handle human resources operations for many small businesses.

o On July 1, 2008, the interest rate was cut from 6.8% to 6.0%;

On Sunday, Mayor Jill Techel took Sen. Barbara Boxer, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena), county Supervisors Keith Caldwell and Brad Wagenknecht, and Col. William J. Leady and Col. Michael Wehr of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a tour of the project area, highlighting what differentiates Napa's flood-control efforts from others around the country.