Thompson, Veterans Decry President’s Summit with Putin Call on president to denounce Putin, support intelligence community
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), a Vietnam combat veteran, joined other military veteran members of Congress, including Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-33), Rep. Anthony Brown (MD-04), and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) in denouncing the President’s rhetoric at a summit with Putin in Helsinki.
Thompson Condemns Trump-Putin Summit Calls on President to defend sanctity of our elections
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), a former member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after the President and Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting and joint press conference in Finland where the President denounced the intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia interfered in our elections in 2016.
Thompson Slams GOP Efforts to Undermine ACA Bills marked up in committee don’t address long-term impacts of sabotage
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) slammed Republican efforts in a House Ways and Means Committee markup to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by repealing the employer mandate, undermining access to care for patients with pre-existing conditions, and ignoring the long-term impact of Administration-led sabotage of our health care system.
Thompson and DeSaulnier Visit Child Detention Facility in North Bay Continue call for HHS to reunite families as soon as possible
Vallejo – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) released the following statement after visiting a Health and Human Services (HHS) facility in Pleasant Hill for immigrant minors.
Thompson Blasts Administration for Denying Visit to Children Detention Facilities Thompson Calls on HHS to Open Its Doors and Stop Hiding
Napa – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) sent the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar following the Department’s decision to deny his request to visit children detention facilities in our region despite following HHS’ protocol.
AMVETS Endorses Thompson’s Mare Island Cemetery Legislation Bill provides for restoration and maintenance of historic cemetery
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that AMVETS (American Veterans) has endorsed his bipartisan bill to repair the Mare Island Cemetery. AMVETS has more than 250,000 members across our nation and has served veterans and their families for more than 70 years.
Thompson, Matsui, Panetta, and Sherman Visit Facility for Separated Minors Condemn family separation policy, call for children to be reunited immediately
Washington – Today Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-05), Doris Matsui (CA-06), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), and Brad Sherman (CA-30) released the following joint statement after visiting a facility in Virginia that houses children separated from their parents at the border as a result of the Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.
Thompson Now Accepting 2019 Service Academy Nominations CA-05 students can apply for nation’s military academies
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that he is now accepting nominations for our nation’s military service academies from students ages 17-23 from California’s Fifth Congressional District. Schools requiring nominations include the United States Air Force Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy, United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy.
Thompson, Faith Leaders Strongly Condemn Administration’s Family Separation Policy 26 sign open statement regarding negative impact on Children
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) along with 25 faith leaders from around California’s Fifth Congressional District, released the following statement condemning in the strongest terms the Administration’s directive that separates children from their families at the border. Text of the statement, including signatories, is as follows:
Thompson Announces 2018 Summer Reading Challenge Encourages CA-05 students to compete
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced his 2018 Summer Reading Challenge for students through eighth grade in California’s Fifth Congressional District.
Thompson Announces $15 Million in Federal Funding for Napa Airport Funds will be used to repair and repave critical runway
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded Napa County $15 million in federal funding for runway repairs at the Napa County Airport.
Thompson Announces Service Academy Appointees Students selected for high academic achievement, community service
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced he has nominated 5 students as service academy appointees from the Fifth Congressional District. Students are candidates to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Holds Forum with Student Leaders from Around Nation Hears proposals for gun violence prevention from young leaders
Washington – Today, the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force including Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05), Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24), and Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), held a forum with students from around the country
Thompson Announces 2018 Student Leaders of the Year for Napa County Students recognized for their dedicated community engagement
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that he has named Travis Risley, Anthea Johnson, Isabella “Izzy” Goldman, Savanna Harwood, Larkin Dewyer, and Juan Carlos Mora as the 2018 Student Leaders of the Year in Napa County.
Thompson Marks Passage of Opioid Bills in Ways and Means Committee Highlights that work is still necessary to combat opioid epidemic
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) marked the passage of legislation to help combat the opioid epidemic through the Committee on Ways and Means, including two provisions he coauthored, and discussed work still needed to fight this crisis.
Thompson Marks Completion of Major Debris Removal from 2017 Wildfires Celebrates hard work of all involved in clean-up efforts
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) joined with state, local, and federal officials to celebrate the completion of major debris removal in Northern California following the devastating wildfires of October 2017.
Thompson Announces Art Competition Grand Prize Winner Student’s art to represent CA-05 in Washington for one year
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that Stephanie Simbol of Jesse Bethel High School is the Grand Prize Winner of the 5th Congressional District’s 2018 Art Competition. She will be honored at a ceremony in Washington next month and her piece, Precedent, will hang in the U.S. Capitol for the coming year.
Thompson Leads Call to Keep Local Clean Energy Incentives Urges President to reverse cuts in budget proposal for FY19
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) urged the President to maintain royalty payments to counties for geothermal energy production that help boost clean energy development and support local economies in counties like Lake and Sonoma Counties in his district. Geothermal royalty payments are eliminated in the White House’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2019. He was joined by seven other Democrats and Republicans.
Thompson Announces Art Competition Finalist for Lake County Finalists will compete for grand prize for CA-05
Napa – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that local judges selected Taylor Paulich from Kelseyville High School as the Lake County finalist in the 2018 Congressional Art Competition for her piece, In the Zone
Thompson Urges “No Riders” in Appropriations Bill That Negatively Impact Gun Violence Prevention Laws Record number of bipartisan supporters on letter to Congressional leaders
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that 131 other members of both parties support his effort to prevent harmful and last-minute legislative language or riders that could undo or prevent progress on work to prevent violence.