113th Congress
August 8, 2013
Officials local and distant took time Wednesday to recognize a milestone in plans to improve and modernize more than 14 blocks of the city's downtown.
The nearly $2 million Virginia Street streetscape project's ribbon cutting ceremony drew attention to city development efforts for the second time this week -- the first being a grand opening ceremony at the nearby Temple Art Lofts project.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, commended the benefits of government public infrastructure investments "that help real people with real jobs and spur the economy."
The nearly $2 million Virginia Street streetscape project's ribbon cutting ceremony drew attention to city development efforts for the second time this week -- the first being a grand opening ceremony at the nearby Temple Art Lofts project.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, commended the benefits of government public infrastructure investments "that help real people with real jobs and spur the economy."
August 7, 2013
I live near Napa Creek in a house built in the early 1900s. My house has been home to three generations of my family since 1941. Ironically, my grandparents purchased this house to escape flooding.
Their decision to move to this neighborhood occurred after a particularly bad flood along the river. During that flood, my grandparents, along with my mother who was 5 years old, were rescued in a row boat from their home on Napa Street near Soscol Avenue.
Their decision to move to this neighborhood occurred after a particularly bad flood along the river. During that flood, my grandparents, along with my mother who was 5 years old, were rescued in a row boat from their home on Napa Street near Soscol Avenue.
Issues:Jobs & Economy
August 6, 2013
At one time the old Masonic Temple was well on its way to becoming blight. But, after extensive renovation, the building is now Temple Art Lofts -- a project some consider proof that Vallejo is moving on to bigger and better things.
"A project like this is telling of a great city," said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday inside the building at Marin and Virginia streets in downtown Vallejo.
More than 100 people crowded into the former Masonic Lodge meeting room to celebrate the project and note its promise for Vallejo.
"A project like this is telling of a great city," said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday inside the building at Marin and Virginia streets in downtown Vallejo.
More than 100 people crowded into the former Masonic Lodge meeting room to celebrate the project and note its promise for Vallejo.
August 2, 2013
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Lee Terry (NE-2) today introduced H.R. 2969, the bipartisan “Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act,” which expands access to high quality health care by allowing physician assistants to continue caring for Medicare patients after they move from the hospital to hospice care. Currently, physician assistants cannot be reimbursed by Medicare for hospice services. The Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act addresses this problem.
Issues:Health Care
August 1, 2013
The Eisenhower Memorial Commission (EMC) today announced that U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) has been appointed by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve on the EMC.
August 1, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) released the following statement today in response to an agreement among House Republicans to introduce a nutrition bill that would cut $40 billion from food aid programs. After a failed attempt to pass a Farm Bill with $20.5 billion in nutrition cuts, the House Majority passed a Farm Bill that did not address the food aid programs at all. Today's announced agreement is the House Majority's attempt to deal with the food aid programs they failed to address in the Farm Bill.
July 31, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on the Senate vote confirming Todd Jones as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
July 31, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today voted to pass bipartisan compromise legislation (H.R. 1911) that will help keep down student loan interest rates, allowing students to take advantage of historically low interest rates. The Senate passed the agreement by a bipartisan vote of 81 to 18 on July 24th. The House passed the legislation by a bipartisan vote of 392 to 31. The bill will now go to the President for his signature.
July 30, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that Mel Orpilla will serve as the new District Representative and Ryan Labar will serve as a new Constituent Services Representative in Thompson's Vallejo office. Orpilla replaces outgoing District Representative Brian Bottari. Labar was hired through the Wounded Warrior Program announced by Thompson in February.
“I am thrilled to have Mel and Ryan on our team,” said Thompson. “They are both smart, talented, hard working individuals who will provide great service to the people in our community.”
“I am thrilled to have Mel and Ryan on our team,” said Thompson. “They are both smart, talented, hard working individuals who will provide great service to the people in our community.”
July 30, 2013
A 100-mile stretch of Northern California back country may be one of the state's least noticed and appreciated slices of nature. Filled with steep mountains, seasonal creeks and wildlife including bears and elk, this land runs through five counties north of Lake Berryessa in Napa County.
It's a rugged region dotted with ranches, rural homes and hamlets. But it also contains 350,000 acres of land run by federal agencies that don't often coordinate policies on this wild area.