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Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) alongside Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) released the following statement after the House passed the FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (FIRE) Act.
Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she is stepping down from leadership.
Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after receiving a positive COVID-19 result on PCR test.
Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This law was signed by President Joe Biden on November 15, 2021.
Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced $9 million in new grant opportunities from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance research into wildfire prevention and post-fire restoration on federal lands. The Joint Fire Science Program is accepting applications for grants to research innovative fuels treatments and post-fire rehabilitation efforts through December 20, 2022, for fiscal year 2023.
Washington – Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai to identify ways that the USTR can assist American growers, producers, and farmers access global markets and prevent foreign-owned shipping companies from imposing trade barriers that harm American exporters.
Yesterday, Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-05), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Jim Costa (CA-16), and John Garamendi (CA-03), along with Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chair Daniel B. Maffei held a roundtable discussion with California leaders and agriculture producers to discuss supply chain disruptions in the international shipping industry and the impacts on American businesses and consumers.
Following the tragic and preventable deadly school shooting at the Central Visual and Performing Arts in St. Louis, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson called for swift Senate action on legislation that would have prevented that shooting and many others.
This week, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and John Garamendi (CA-03) introduced legislation to rename the Mare Island Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic in Vallejo as the "Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic.'' Ms. Metcalf-Foster is a life-long resident of Vallejo, the daughter of a 9th Cav Buffalo Soldier, a disabled U.S. Army Reserve Veteran of Operation Desert Storm, and a Bronze Star Medal recipient.
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Under Secretary Jenny Moffitt and Reps. Mike Thompson and John Garamendi and Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry announced a cooperative agreement with California for more than $23 million to increase our state's purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.