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In addition to Thompson, members of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, the Crescent City Mayor and City Council, the Del Norte County Emergency Services Coordinator and the Crescent City Harbor District Commissioners are also expected to attend the briefing and harbor tour.
Thompson issued the following statement regarding the ongoing tsunami threat to North Coast families:
“I have been in constant communication with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regarding the tsunami threat in Northern California. Until the situation stabilizes, local communities should remain vigilant and heed all warnings and instructions from emergency personnel. Please take every possible precaution to ensure your safety.
“The economic downturn has created significant burdens for fire departments in Northern California and across the country,” said Rep. Thompson.
Thompson, co-chair of the Military Veterans Caucus and a veteran of the Vietnam War, sent a bipartisan letter Wednesday urging House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to allow the last surviving American veteran of World War I to lie in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
The forum will focus on potential solutions to the country's growing debt, including proposals from the Obama administration's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility.
The meeting will take place in Council Chambers, Eureka City Hall, 531 K Street.
“At a time when tight budgets are forcing many of our schools to scale back art and music programs, I think it's important to recognize and encourage young artists,” said Rep. Thompson.
Proponents are collecting signatures and drumming up support while local and federal officials are challenging the secrecy of the documents on which the U.S. Postal Service based its closure proposal.
The U.S. Postal Service has refused to make public the documents used to determine that the downtown post office is a financial burden and that it should be consolidated with the post office annex located on the edge of town.
As the top-ranking Democrat on the subcommittee, Thompson will help oversee the Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies and departments.