114th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that Santa Rosa Community Health Centers has been awarded $242,750 Ryan White grant through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for treatment of patients living with or at risk of exposure to HIV.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson's (CA-5) bipartisan legislation to help veterans and their families save for and afford health care passed the Senate on Thursday and will be signed into law by the president.
The bill, titled the Help Veterans Save for Health Care Act, passed as part of H.R. 3236, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson's (CA-5) bipartisan legislation to help veterans and their families save for and afford health care passed the Senate today and will be signed into law by the President. The bill, titled the Help Veterans Save for Health Care Act, passed as part of H.R. 3236, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015.
Rep. Mike Thompson's (D-St. Helena) bipartisan legislation to help veterans and their families save for and afford health care passed the Senate on Thursday and will likely be signed into law by the President, Thompson's office announced.
The bill was co-authored by Rep. Sam Johnson of Texas.
The Help Veterans Save for Health Care Act, passed as part of H.R. 3236, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson's bipartisan legislation to help veterans and their families save for and afford health care passed the Senate Thursday and will be signed into law by the President. The bill, titled the Help Veterans Save for Health Care Act, passed as part of H.R. 3236, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015.
"Labeling" in the Napa Valley does not mean the same thing as it does in other agricultural areas.
Talk of labels here usually has to do with wines … as in who made it and what kind of grapes were involved.
But in other parts of California and the nation, the issue of labels has to do with the genetic engineering of foods, whether it's corn, soybeans, salmon, or many other commodities whose DNA have been altered in a lab.
A coalition of local, state and federal officials is rallying to save the earthquake-damaged downtown Napa post office following an announcement by U. S. Postal Service that it plans to demolish it.
"We need to have more information on how the USPS came to the conclusion that demolition is the only alternative," said Ken MacNab, Napa city planning manager. "It seems premature to make that conclusion."
The USPS "definitely jumped the gun," said Stacey DeShazo, director of Napa County Landmarks, a nonprofit that seeks to preserve Napa history and buildings of interest.
A coalition of local, state and federal officials is rallying to save the earthquake-damaged downtown Napa post office following an announcement by U. S. Postal Service that it plans to demolish it.
"We need to have more information on how the USPS came to the conclusion that demolition is the only alternative," said Ken MacNab, Napa city planning manager. "It seems premature to make that conclusion."
The USPS "definitely jumped the gun," said Stacey DeShazo, director of Napa County Landmarks, a nonprofit that seeks to preserve Napa history and buildings of interest.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force released the following statement in response to the mass shooting in a Lafayette, Louisiana movie theater.
"The news of another mass shooting in our country is both heartbreaking and tragic. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and the people of Louisiana. This is a time to mourn those whose lives were lost and to do all we can to help the people of Lafayette heal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation with Tom Reed (R-NY) to improve hospice care for patients, families and providers. The Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2015 would help hospice patients receive the care they need by making sure they have access to the resources to make informed decisions about end-of-life-care, all while cracking down on bad actor hospice programs.