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North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) voted with the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives this week in favor of bipartisan legislation that would extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program -- known in California as Healthy Families -- for five more years.
This bill has strong bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate, and it would allow 10 million American children to access health care.
“Today, the House sent a clear message to the flying public: everyone has a right to be treated decently and fairly while on a plane or in an airport, especially during excessive delays.
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Hoopa Valley Tribe Chairperson Clifford Lyle Marshall will testify Tuesday before a congressional subcommittee on Trinity River restoration issues.
Marshall will be joined by representatives from the Yurok Tribe, California Trout and the Friends of the Trinity River. The subcommittee will also hear from the Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Project Water Association and the Northern California Power Agency.
Both North Coast congressional members, Reps. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, and Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, issued criticisms of Gen. David Petraeus' testimony on Monday.
“General Petraeus' report was just a thinly guised veil of President Bush's routine excuses for continuing war. While his intentions may be good, the General only confirms my belief that redeployment should begin immediately.
Congressman Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, called today's resignation of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales "long overdue."
Today, the House of Representatives passed the most significant energy reform legislation in over a decade. The New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act (HR 3221 & HR 2776) will make an historic investment in new energy technologies and renewable energy, improve energy efficiency for a wide array of products, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly.