114th Congress
Washington, D.C. –U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement today in response to the inclusion of a controversial California water provision in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN).
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) will hold a Constituent Services Fair on Monday, December 12th from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the Finley Community Center in Santa Rosa. Reps. Thompson and Huffman have invited representatives from various federal, state and local agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to answer benefit-related questions and share information about what services are available through Congressional offices.
WHO: Rep. Mike Thompson
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement today in advance of the 75th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor.
Rep. Mike Thompson and Santa Rosa-based national nonprofit Canine Companions for Independence held a press conference Tuesday to highlight the recent launch of a pilot program through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that offers service dog benefits to veterans with mental health diagnoses.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson’s (CA-5) bipartisan legislation, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, passed the House of Representatives today as a part of a larger bill, the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which combined a number of healthcare provisions.
Thumbs up for a program that will place service dogs with veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has covered veterinary bills for dogs assisting veterans who are blind or deaf since 2002. An effort to extend the benefit to veterans suffering from PTSD and other mental illnesses started almost a decade ago, but studies to gauge the therapeutic value of service dogs have been plagued by delays.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson and Santa Rosa-based national non-profit Canine Companions for Independence held a press conference today at Canine Companions' Santa Rosa campus. The event highlighted the recent launch of a pilot program through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that offers service dog benefits to veterans with mental health diagnoses, including post-traumatic stress (PTS).
Restoring salmon in the Russian River and protecting the North Coast from oil rigs — two long-standing campaigns with broad public support — are among the goals likely to be challenged if not stifled by the sharp right turn of Donald Trump’s administration, environmental advocates and Democratic lawmakers said.
More broadly, the environmental camp fears that landmark legislation, including laws that protect endangered species, clean air and water, are imperiled by Republican control of the House and Senate with an avid deregulation partner in the White House.
Twelve new local United States citizens were honored Tuesday by the Napa County Board of Supervisors.
“What a special day, to recognize new citizens on Election Day,” said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, who attended the morning ceremony.
Rep. Mike Thompson awarded fellow Vietnam veteran Jeffrey Spratt of Yountville with the Bronze Star he had earned for his honorable service during the Vietnam War but had never received.
Although Spratt was awarded the Bronze Star, it was never recorded on his DD-214, the form used to verify military service, and was therefore not official. In addition, Spratt was awarded additional medals that were not recorded on his DD-214 and were never received.