110th Congress
At a Congressional field hearing today regarding the environmental crisis in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, a Department of Interior official could not tell Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) whether scientists at Interior were pressured by the Bush Administration to manipulate science because the matter was currently under investigation.
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Language from Rep. Mike Thompson's passenger bill of rights was included in the authorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration this week when it was released out of the House Transportation Committee.
According to a press release from Thompson's office, this is the first time such language has been included in both the House and Senate versions of the bill.
Yesterday, the House Transportation Committee released the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization bill, including language from Rep. Mike Thompson's (D-CA) "Passengers Bill of Rights." This is the first time that passenger rights have been included in both the House and the Senate versions of the FAA Authorization.
The day after Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) called for an investigation into Vice President Cheney's role in the death of 80,000 spawning salmon, the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee announced he will be holding a hearing.
In response to a letter by Thompson and 35 of his Democratic colleagues from California and Oregon, Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) released the following statement:
Today, the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources reviewed North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson's bill to permanently prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coasts of Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. The Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act (H.R. 2758), which Thompson introduced last week, provides protection to the unique and productive marine environment along Northern California's outer continental shelf.
Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY 2008 Interior-Environment appropriations bill, which included a $500,000 request by North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson for the Martin Slough Interceptor project. The purpose of this project is to replace Eureka's antiquated wastewater system. Thompson championed funding for the project because the current sewage system regularly overflows into the Humboldt Bay, posing a serious threat to public health and the local environment.
Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), along with 35 California and Oregon Members of Congress, called for congressional hearings on Vice President Dick Cheney's involvement in the political decision that killed 80,000 spawning salmon. They made this request to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV) after a Washington Post investigative report found that Cheney pressured mid-level bureaucrats in the Department of Interior to divert water from the Klamath River Basin for political gain.
Today, North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in opposition of efforts to expand domestic off-shore oil and gas drilling. As they do each year, proponents of off-shore drilling attempted to lift the current congressional moratorium on drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) through amendments in an appropriations bill. Thompson and his allies criticized this proposal as dangerous and unnecessary, and they urged their colleagues to vote against them. The amendments will be voted on tonight or tomorrow.
North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) has introduced a bill that will permanently prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coasts of Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. The Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act (H.R. 2758) provides protection to the unique and productive marine environment along Northern California's outer continental shelf.