113th Congress
September 17, 2013
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) and Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA-5) today introduced H.R. 3112, the bipartisan Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2013, legislation that will reduce federal spending by eliminating fraudulent payments from Medicare, while ensuring that adequate prosthetic and orthotic services are provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
Issues:Health Care
September 17, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on yesterday's shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
“Yesterday at a Navy base in Washington, D.C., twelve people were murdered and several more were wounded in yet another horrific mass shooting. While important facts are still being gathered, one thing is clear - Congress cannot keep standing on the sidelines while more and more lives are senselessly cut short by gun violence.
“Yesterday at a Navy base in Washington, D.C., twelve people were murdered and several more were wounded in yet another horrific mass shooting. While important facts are still being gathered, one thing is clear - Congress cannot keep standing on the sidelines while more and more lives are senselessly cut short by gun violence.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
September 17, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson and three other congressmen introduced a bipartisan bill aimed to strengthen oversight and improve accountability of the intelligence community.
September 16, 2013
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA-05), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ-02), Luis Gutierrez (D-Il-04), and J. Randy Forbes (R-VA-04) introduced bipartisan legislation today that would strengthen Congressional oversight and improve accountability of the Intelligence Community (IC). The Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013, H.R.
September 16, 2013
Rep. Mike Thompson helped introduce a bipartisan bill today that he and his co-authors say would strengthen congressional oversight and improve accountability from the nation's intelligence community, which has been accused of overstepping its bounds in surveillance of U.S. citizens.
September 10, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to President Obama's address on the situation in Syria.
Issues:Defense
September 9, 2013
Construction is officially underway in the runway expansion of the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, a project that will bring the airport's runways up to current federal standards and potentially attract new commercial airlines and add destinations.
Leaders in the $53.8 million project celebrated its start with a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 28. The event attracted local government and tourism figures along with state and congressional representatives who have spent more than 12 years bringing the project to fruition.
Leaders in the $53.8 million project celebrated its start with a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 28. The event attracted local government and tourism figures along with state and congressional representatives who have spent more than 12 years bringing the project to fruition.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
September 7, 2013
The rugged 100-mile stretch from Lake Berryessa to 7,000-foot Snow Mountain is making its way, slowly but surely, to national status.
That will be good for the gateway communities, for ranchers and farmers who want to protect traditional uses, for those seeking access to prime outdoor recreation, for those seeking better management of public assets.
That will be good for the gateway communities, for ranchers and farmers who want to protect traditional uses, for those seeking access to prime outdoor recreation, for those seeking better management of public assets.
Issues:Energy & Environment
September 5, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced $125,000 in new Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grants to Catalyst Coalition, a program at the Napa County Office of Education. The DFC grant funds will be used to involve and engage the local community to prevent substance use among youth.
“The best way to reduce drug use is to stop it before it starts,” said Thompson. “These grants provide Napa County with the resources we need to help prevent substance abuse, and organize our community around the goal of having healthy kids and drug-free communities,”
“The best way to reduce drug use is to stop it before it starts,” said Thompson. “These grants provide Napa County with the resources we need to help prevent substance abuse, and organize our community around the goal of having healthy kids and drug-free communities,”
September 5, 2013
Shirley Gillham was overcome with emotion Thursday as she read aloud the name of five-year-old murder victim Max Walters to a group gathered at Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa.
Max and his mother, Kathryn, were shot to death in January in Las Vegas by the boy's father, Hans Walters, who then killed himself.
Though she never met Max, and she has no children of her own, Gillham said that hearing about innocent lives lost to gun violence impassions her.
Max and his mother, Kathryn, were shot to death in January in Las Vegas by the boy's father, Hans Walters, who then killed himself.
Though she never met Max, and she has no children of her own, Gillham said that hearing about innocent lives lost to gun violence impassions her.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention