112th Congress
The North Bay Water Reuse Authority was one of eight construction projects in California to receive federal funding under the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program. The Bureau of Reclamation anticipates NBWRA will be awarded $1.29 million, earned in part because of the high benefits to the community expected to result from the project.
“The San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act is nothing more than an attempt by powerful water districts south of the Sacramento River Delta to take water they aren't entitled to from farms to the north. H.R. 1837 looks to throw out long-standing state water law, gut the restoration of the San Joaquin River, and take water desperately needed for fisheries that are vital to coastal communities.
North Coast residents hit the phone lines in droves Wednesday night, with thousands participating in Rep. Mike Thompson's telephone town hall meeting on senior issues.
In all, more than 16,000 residents from Thompson's 1st Congressional District dropped in on his phone forum, said Caroline Hogan, Thompson's communications director.
For much of the nearly hour-and-a-half call, the focus of the conversation mirrored national headlines, including the ongoing fight over health care and the future of the Medicare program.
Speaking with senior citizens across his district, Rep. Mike Thompson warned Wednesday that Medicare is “under attack” by Republicans.
Thompson, D-St. Helena, joined President Obama and other Democrats who have made a lightning rod of Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal. The Wisconsin Republican's plan includes transforming Medicare into a competitive market for people now younger than 55.
“You've got one side trying to wipe out Medicare and the other side trying to preserve Medicare,” Thompson said at one point during his latest telephone town hall meeting.
With the national debt crisis dominating headlines, North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson held a telephone town hall meeting on senior issues with his constituents Wednesday and pledged to protect Medicare and Social Security.
”These programs have helped generations of seniors take charge of their health care and their lives, and I'm committed to keeping them strong for future generations,” Thompson said.
Nonprofit conservation organizations could potentially use bonds to buy private, working forests for sustainable harvesting if Congress adopts a bipartisan bill introduced last week.
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson of California and Dave Reichert of Washington submitted the bill in hopes of providing a way to both protect land and allow timber harvesting to continue.
“The idea is to conserve forestlands for the purpose of cutting trees,” Thompson said in a phone interview with The Daily Triplicate last week. His First Congressional District includes Del Norte County.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St.Helena, will be holding a telephone town hall meeting on senior issues for district residents at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Thompson will be joined by Nora Super, the AARP's director of federal government affairs, health and family, to discuss the GOP proposal to overhaul Medicare, the future of health care reform and other issues important to California seniors.
Those interested in take part in the event should contact Thompson's office at 202-225-3311 and leave their name, phone number and city of residence.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, will hold a telephone town hall meeting on senior issues for his North Coast constituents at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Thompson and Nora Super, AARP's director of federal government affairs, health and family, will answer questions regarding the impact of the House Republican bill to overhaul Medicare, the future of Social Security, the health care bill and other issues of interest to North Coast seniors.
Thompson, D-Napa, and Nora Super, AARP's director of Federal Government Affairs, Health and Family, will answer questions regarding the effect of the Ryan budget plan on Medicare, the future of Social Security, health care reform, and other issues that are important to Northern California seniors.