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Rep. Thompson Announces Opposition to So-Called “Sportsmen’s Package”
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mike Thompson (CA-05), Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and two-time co-chair of the Congressional Sportsman's Caucus, issued the following statement on the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, following a markup on the legislation:
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Rep. Thompson Applauds Committee Passage of his Bill to Expand Medicare Telehealth Services
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mike Thompson (CA-05), member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued to following statement following the Committee’s vote to approve his bill, H.R. 3727:
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Rep. Thompson Condemns Decision to End DACA Initiative
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative:
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Rep. Thompson Leads Call on Secretary Mattis to Rename Bases Named for Confederate Figures
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) led a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis urging him to begin the process of renaming military installations across the country that are named for Confederate figures.
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REP. THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $2.37 MILLION HEP GRANT FOR SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $2,371,715 High School Equivalency Program grant for Santa Rosa Junior College. The funding made available by this grant will be used to provide children of migratory and seasonal farmworkers the opportunity to complete high school equivalency and continue on to higher education.
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Thompson Applauds House Passage of Medicare Improvement Bill
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) applauded the passage of H.R. 3178, theMedicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017, a package of bipartisan Medicare reforms.
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THOMPSON CONTINUES FIGHT TO DECLASSIFY MILITARY RECORDS FOR VETERANS EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Don Young (AK-01), Walter B. Jones (NC-03), and Roger Marshall (KS-01) introduced bipartisan legislation that would declassify documents related to any known incident of toxic exposure that affected members of our Armed Forces.
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REPS. BURGESS, DINGELL, ROSKAM, AND THOMPSON STATEMENT ON THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE INDEPENDENCE AT HOME ACT OF 2017
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL), and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) released the following statement after the reintroduction of H.R. 3263.
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REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS PROGRAM GRANT TO SUPPORT SANTA ROSA FIRE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) of $521,364 in federal funding to the City of Santa Rosa Fire Department (SRFD), which will be used to purchase 112 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs).
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THOMPSON INTRODUCES AIR PASSENGER PROTECTION ACT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), in response to an epidemic of passenger safety and comfort incidents, introduced legislation today to establish protections for air travelers.