114th Congress
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Congressmen Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, (R-LA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced bipartisan companion language in the House (H.R. 2911) and Senate (S. 1697) known as the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act to roll back existing Treasury Department guidance issued under the authority of the Affordable Care Act prohibiting the use of Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). Boustany and Thompson introduced the legislation last Congress.
Medicare, which sends about $300 million annually to Napa County and helps thousands of local residents age 65 and older with their medical expenses, is 50 years old this month.
On Monday, the Napa Senior Activity Center hosted a small Medicare birthday party. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, came to cut a cake in honor of the program.
"Show of hands – how many people here are beneficiaries of Medicare?" Thompson said to a roomful of about 40 seniors eating lunch.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $10,856,088 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant for Child Start, Inc. The funds will be used to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services to children and families throughout Napa and Solano Counties. The award is the first of a 5-year grant which Child Start, Inc. won through a competitive process established by HHS. Child Start, Inc. will receive a grant of the same amount for the next four years.
Some $10.9 million of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant is coming to Head Start and Early Head Start services throughout Solano and Napa counties, Rep. Mike Thompson's office announced Monday.
The award is the first installment of a five-year grant which Child Start, Inc. won through a competitive process established by Health and Human Services. Child Start, Inc. will receive a grant of the same amount for the next four years.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced a $10.9 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant for Child Start Inc., which provides Head Start and Early Head Start services to children and families throughout Napa and Solano counties.
The award is the first of a five-year grant that Child Start Inc. won through a competitive process established by HHS. Child Start Inc. will receive a grant of the same amount for the next four years.
A widely circulated photo shows Dylann Roof posing with a Confederate battle flag and a semi-automatic handgun.
In the two weeks since Roof shot nine people to death in a Charleston, S.C., church, opposition to public displays of the Civil War banner hardened, Wal-Mart and other mega merchants halted sales of the flag and flag-themed merchandise, and a small army of waffling politicians hustled to catch up with their constituents.
Scott De Leon, Director of the Lake County Water Resources Department, and U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), co-chair of the Invasive Species Caucus, were honored last week in Washington, D.C. at the second annual Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition (RRISC) Congressional Reception and Awards Program.
Thompson, along with co-chair Dan Benishek (R-MI), received the "Outstanding Leadership by an Election Official in Protecting America's Environment and Economy" award. De Leon received the "Outstanding Achievement by a Local Government Agency" award.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Barbara Lee (CA-13) lead a letter to Sutter Health expressing their concerns over the impact of the potential closure of the Thunder Road Adolescent Treatment Center in Oakland, California. The letter was cosigned by 18 Members of Congress from Northern California Thunder Road, which is owned and operated by Sutter Health, provides assistance to youth and families who are recovering from alcohol, drug and nicotine addictions.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), co-chair of the Invasive Species Caucus, and Scott De Leon, Director of the Lake County Water Resources Department were honored last week in Washington, D.C. at the second annual Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition (RRISC) Congressional Reception and Awards Program. Thompson, along with co-chair Dan Benishek (R-MI), received the "Outstanding Leadership by an Election Official in Protecting America's Environment and Economy" award.
Washington—Northern California Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-05), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Doris Matsui (CA-06), and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) released the following statement in response to the House GOP water bill:
"When it comes to addressing California's water challenges, we need bold, forward-thinking action and real, workable solutions – none of which exists in the water bill offered by our Republican colleagues."