113th Congress
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement after the Senate voted to begin consideration of a bipartisan three-month extension of emergency unemployment insurance (S. 1845) on a vote of 60 to 37:
In a statement, the congressman – Democratic chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force – said two new executive actions made by the Obama Administration "will strengthen our criminal background check system and go a long way toward helping make sure guns don't get into the wrong hands."
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement today on the Obama Administration's announcement of two new executive actions to strengthen the federal background check system.
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Rep. Mike Thompson announced Friday that his bipartisan legislation to improve treatment options for active duty soldiers with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and post-traumatic stress (PTS) has passed in both the Senate and House and is expected to be signed into law by the president.
The legislation, which passed as a part of H.R. 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014, allows service members to access innovative treatments offered outside military medical facilities, including potentially the Pathway Home program in Yountville.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that his bipartisan legislation to improve treatment options for active duty soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) has passed in both the Senate and House and is expected to be signed into law by the President. The legislation, which passed as a part of H.R. 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014, allows service members to access innovative treatments offered outside military medical facilities.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson's (CA-5) helped lead an effort on Thursday to fix the out-dated formula used to determine Medicare reimbursement payments through the House Committee on Ways and Means. Currently, Medicare reimburses physicians according to the Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI), an index based on cost of living, cost of providing care, cost of malpractice insurance and other provider costs.
A year ago today, I was duck hunting in California when my phone buzzed with a breaking news alert. There had been a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. As the hours unfolded, more details surfaced. Twenty children – all of them 6 or 7 years old – and six adults had been gunned down in a senseless act of violence.
In the days and weeks that followed the shooting, we pledged to never forget. We said this time would be different. We said that something must be done.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-15) introduced the bipartisan Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act, legislation that provides expedited tax relief for Americans making charitable donations in support of Typhoon Haiyan recovery efforts in the Philippines. The legislation, H.R. 3771 was co-authored by Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA-15), Darrell Issa (R-CA-49) and Joe Heck (R-NV-3). A Senate companion bill was introduced by Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Dean Heller (R-NV).
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Pete King (R-NY) released the following statement on tomorrow's one-year anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.