112th Congress
February 15, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced $2 million in federal funding for the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (HBMWD). The Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will go toward replacement of a failing pipeline on the Samoa Peninsula outside Eureka.
February 13, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) recently lead a bi-partisan group of Representatives in sending a letter to the House and Senate group negotiating an extension of the payroll tax credit, calling on them to extend Medicare provisions that benefit rural communities. The provisions help ensure quality health care in rural communities and support local jobs.
Issues:Health Care
February 10, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) has co-authored legislation that would authorize $1.1 million in federal funds for the Town of Yountville to expand the water recycling facility. The legislation, HR 3910, would expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Coalition (BARWC), allowing local water agencies to partner with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to build water recycling facility pipelines and associated infrastructure. The Yountville water recycling system is part of the BARWC.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
February 10, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced that Humboldt Harbor and Bay would receive an additional $450,000 for dredging. The funds come from the Army Corps of Engineers' discretionary account, and were awarded in order to address the operation and maintenance needs of Humboldt Bay.
February 8, 2012
Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-1), John Garamendi (CA-10) and Lynn Woolsey (CA-6) today introduced H.R. 5545, the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act. The legislation would designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain region as a National Conservation Area (NCA). Under this designation, all currently owned federal lands within the NCA boundary would be united under one management plan, allowing the region to be managed according to the site-specific needs.
February 8, 2012
After five years of kicking the can down the road, the 112th United States Congress has agreed on the provisions of the FAA Modernization and Safety Improvement Act of 2012, the bill we know as the FAA Reauthorization Bill. Through our efforts and the support of our congressional allies-Senators Boxer, Snowe, and Schumer and Congressman Mike Thompson -- the bill contains 90 percent of the Airline Passenger Bill of Rights.
February 7, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today released the following statement after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 ruling that Proposition 8 violated the U.S. Constitution.
“Today's ruling on Proposition 8 is a win for California and a win for equality. Laws that deny equality are not only immoral and unjust, but unconstitutional and against our most basic principles. Should they hear this case, I hope the United States Supreme Court follows the 9th Circuit's example and comes down on the side of marriage equality.
“Today's ruling on Proposition 8 is a win for California and a win for equality. Laws that deny equality are not only immoral and unjust, but unconstitutional and against our most basic principles. Should they hear this case, I hope the United States Supreme Court follows the 9th Circuit's example and comes down on the side of marriage equality.
February 7, 2012
As the movement to restore same-sex marriages to California took a step forward Tuesday, local backers gathered in Napa to welcome the court decision placing their cause a step closer to victory.
About 15 supporters â€" from a man already wedded to his male partner, to heterosexual backers, to a teenager ready to marry her girlfriend once the law allows â€" met Tuesday morning at the Napa LGBTQ Project office to hear a federal appeals court's ruling on the California law banning the same-sex unions.
About 15 supporters â€" from a man already wedded to his male partner, to heterosexual backers, to a teenager ready to marry her girlfriend once the law allows â€" met Tuesday morning at the Napa LGBTQ Project office to hear a federal appeals court's ruling on the California law banning the same-sex unions.
February 6, 2012
Dear Friend,
The Internet is an amazing tool for communication, innovation and economic development. We use it every day at work and home. We pay our bills, send out mail, and talk to our friends, families and loved ones online. With the explosion of the Internet during the 1990s, many Internet startups have become successful businesses that employ thousands of people and generate billions in revenues.
The Internet is an amazing tool for communication, innovation and economic development. We use it every day at work and home. We pay our bills, send out mail, and talk to our friends, families and loved ones online. With the explosion of the Internet during the 1990s, many Internet startups have become successful businesses that employ thousands of people and generate billions in revenues.
February 5, 2012
While accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt pledged to our nation and himself a New Deal for the American People.
At the time, America was facing some of the Great Depression's darkest days. Infrastructure investments were the centerpiece of the New Deal because these investments were one of the strongest jump-starts for a struggling economy. Americans from all corners of our country were put to work modernizing our roads and bridges.