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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Act (H.R. 233). The bill, introduced by Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), designates more than 273,000 acres of northern California as wilderness and approximately 51,000 acres as a Recreation Management Area for off-highway vehicles and mountain bikes.

The Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009 was introduced last night by Congressman Mike Thompson and a bi-partisan group of Representatives and Senators, including Congressmen Dave Reichert (R-WA), Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ron Wyden (D-OR). Supported by a broad coalition of environmentalists, private landowners and the timber industry, this bill was introduced to protect private forestland from development while keeping intact private property rights, and the jobs and businesses that are tied to the land.

Today Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) released the following statement upon the House's passage of PAYGO legislation:

“Today we passed legislation that will establish in law the principle that our country should pay for what it buys. I've been an advocate for Pay-as-you-go legislation, also known as PAYGO, since I was elected to Congress. It just makes sense- we shouldn't spend more money than we have.

Over 10,100 people participated in Monday night's telephone town hall, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) announced today. The majority of callers had questions about health care reform. The congressman also fielded questions on climate change, renewable energy, the peripheral canal, and the state of our economy.