Rep. Thompson Statement on Constituent Services and Legislation in 2017
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement about the services he provided to constituents and the legislation he sponsored in 2017:
Rep. Thompson Delivers Weekly Democratic Address
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) delivered the Weekly Democratic Address on behalf of House Democrats. In the Address, the Congressman discusses why the Republicans’ tax bill is an unfair and haphazard piece of legislation that gives massive tax breaks to the rich and to corporate interests at the expense of middle class families.
Rep. Thompson Accepts Health IT Pioneer Award
Washington, DC – Last night, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) accepted the Health IT Pioneer Award from the Health IT Now coalition for his work on the Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act.
Rep. Thompson Applauds Provisions to Help Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances Being Signed Into Law
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released this statement following the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 into law, which included the provisions of his legislation, the Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act:
Reps. Thompson, DeSaulnier, McNerney, Swalwell Call on Korean War Vets to Come Forward, Receive Medal from South Korean Government
Washington, DC – Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced a call on all veterans of the Korean War living in Contra Costa County to contact Rep. Thompson’s Vallejo District Office.
Chairman Thompson Denounces Passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Washington, DC – Today, Chairman of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued this statement following House passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017:
Entire California House Delegation Calls on Appropriations Committee to Deliver Further Disaster Relief to Communities Struck by Fires
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) led every member of the California House delegation in urging the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations to include the State of California’s current $4.4 billion request for additional fire-related disaster relief in upcoming supplemental disaster relief legislation.
Rep. Thompson Announces FEMA Approval of Public Assistance Relief Funds for Communities Struck by Fires
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) approved the outstanding requests from the State of California for Public Assistance disaster relief funding for communities struck by the fires in Sonoma, Napa, and Lake Counties.
Reps. Thompson & Huffman Condemn Administration’s Supplemental Disaster Funding Request
Washington, DC – Today, the Office of Management and Budget delivered its request to Congress for supplemental disaster relief funding following recent disasters across the country. While the request includes anemic supplemental funding for states ravaged by hurricanes, it contains no funding whatsoever for rebuilding the communities in California devastated by the recent wildfires. Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) released this statement:
Rep. Thompson Slams House Passage of Republicans’ Irresponsible Tax Bill
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued this statement following House passage of Republicans’ irresponsible tax bill:
Reps. Thompson & McKinley Stand Up for Rural Patients, Hospitals Reps. Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent $1.6B in Cuts to Hospitals
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) introduced H.R. 4392 to reverse a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule cutting $1.6B for drugs purchased by certain hospitals covered under the 340B program.
Rep. Thompson Introduces Bill to Bring More Disaster Tax Relief to Fire Survivors
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) introduced a bill to deliver temporary tax relief to survivors of the California fires.
Rep. Thompson Applauds Inclusion of Provisions to Help Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances in NDAA
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released this statement following the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, which included a provision from his legislation, the Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act:
Rep. Thompson’s Statement on Committee Passage of Republican Tax Bill
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05), member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, released this statement following the passage of the Republicans’ tax bill out of the Committee:
Rep. Thompson Urges Fire Survivors to Submit “Right-of-Entry” Form to Receive Free Debris Removal Services
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released this statement urging those whose property was destroyed in the recent fires to submit “right-of-entry” forms to receive free debris removal services from the Army Corps of Engineers:
Chairman Thompson Leads Letter to Sec. Mattis Seeking Answers on Failure to Update Texas Shooter’s Criminal Record
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05), Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, led a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis signed by 76 other Members asking for an explanation as to why the Texas shooter’s military conviction for domestic abuse was not entered into the National Criminal Information Center Database.
Rep. Thompson’s Statement on President’s Reaction to Texas Shooting
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released this statement following the President’s remarks about Sunday’s mass shooting at a Texas church:
Rep. Thompson Denounces Republican Tax Bill Provision That Harms Fire Survivors
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) release the following statement about the provision in the Republicans’ tax bill that would repeal a tax law that would allow fire survivors to deduct uninsured property loss as a result of a fire:
Reps. Thompson, King Introduce Bipartisan Background Check Bill
Washington, DC – Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Peter King (R-NY) today introduced H.R. 4240, the bipartisan Thompson-King background check legislation, officially known as the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017. The bill, expands the existing background check system to cover all commercial firearm sales, including those at gun shows, over the internet or in classified ads while providing reasonable exceptions for family and friend transfers.