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Thompson Condemns Shooting in Thousand Oaks Calls for immediate action in 116th congress
Washington – Today Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after the tragic mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Solder Presents Korean War Unknown with Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Larry Seaton from the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier announced that the Korean War Unknown was presented with the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal. This medal is awarded by the Korean government to American veterans who fought in the Korean War.
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Thompson and Garamendi Announce FEMA Public Assistance for Mendocino Complex Fires Includes support for state and local communities to further recovery efforts
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. John Garamendi (CA-03) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted Public Assistance for Lake County for the Ranch and River Fires, commonly known as the Mendocino Complex fires
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Thompson Announces Federal Funds to Fix Napa Flood Gates Funds go toward repairs and prevention measures
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that he has secured $320,000 in federal funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct repairs on the Napa River McKinstry Floodgates.
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Thompson Announces 2018 Congressional App Challenge Open to CA-05 middle and high school students
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that he is accepting applications for the 2018 Congressional App Challenge in California’s Fifth Congressional District. The challenge is open to middle and high school-aged students who either live or attend school in the district.
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Thompson Announces His Office Now Accepting Applications for Service Academy Nominations Process for 2019 class now underway
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that he is now accepting applications from residents from his district ages 17-23 who would like to attend one of our nation’s four military service academies that require a nomination. Those schools include the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
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Thompson Slams Republicans for Rejecting His Disaster Tax Relief Amendment Denounces underlying tax 2.0 bill
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) slammed Republicans on the House Committee on Ways and Means for unanimously rejecting his amendment to provide targeted tax relief for victims of natural disasters.
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Thompson Tours Lake Berryessa with Interior Department, Discusses Managing Partner Agreement
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that he met with Department of Interior and Bureau of Reclamation officials to tour Lake Berryessa and discuss the progress of negotiations on the Managing Partner Agreement (MPA) to operate recreation areas at the lake with Napa County.
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Thompson Announces FEMA Disaster Declaration for Mendocino Complex Fires Includes individual assistance available to survivors
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that the President has issued a major disaster declaration for Lake County for the Ranch and River Fires, commonly known as the Mendocino Complex fires. This declaration allows federal funds to be available to help Lake County survivors recover and rebuild from the Mendocino Complex fires, which began on July 27, 2018 and continue to burn across the region.
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Thompson and Huffman Announce $99 Million in Federal Funding for Fire Recovery Awarded locales include Sonoma County and the city of Napa
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced that California has been awarded $99.324 million that must be spent on disaster recovery across the state, including in Sonoma County and part of the City of Napa.