114th Congress
By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen
More than $40 million in disaster loans later, many of the businesses damaged by the 2014 South Napa Earthquake are back up and running, and some of them came to express thanks at a roundtable discussion on SBA loans hosted by Rep. Mike Thompson on Thursday.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today hosted Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet for a roundtable discussion on SBA disaster loans and a tour of Lixit Animal Care Products in Napa.
By Jennifer Huffman
In the 18 months since the August 2014 Napa earthquake, the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved 982 loans totaling $37.2 million to Napa County businesses and residents.
By Record-Bee Staff
NAPA >> U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) hosted Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet for a roundtable discussion on SBA disaster loans on Thursday in Napa.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today introduced the bipartisan Resource Protection Act (H.R. 4558), legislation to provide the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) the authority to collect civil damages from responsible parties for intentional injuries to all living and non-living resources within refuge lands and waters.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) introduced the Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act (H.R. 4521), legislation to transfer recreation management at Lake Berryessa from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D — St. Helena) released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address to Congress:
“President Obama offered an optimistic and long-term view for the heights our country can reach by working together.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address to Congress:
“Tonight, President Obama offered an optimistic and long-term view for the heights our country can reach by working together.
President Barack Obama came to tears as he announced a series of executive actions Tuesday to reduce gun violence in America. The emotion was understandable. At the time, he was making reference to the 20 children shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012. The father of one of those victims was in the audience.
WASHINGTON, D.C. >> U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, was at the White House Tuesday as President Obama announced executive actions to reduce and prevent gun violence.