110th Congress
“Unfortunately, Members of Congress who chose to walk lock-step with the president rather than represent their constituents have kept millions of children from getting the health care they desperately need,” said Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA).
Eureka Reporter
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) was recently presented with the Sierra Club's Edgar Wayburn Award for passing legislation that permanently protects 273,000 acres of wilderness in Northern California.
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.
Eureka Reporter
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.