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Rep. Thompson Announces $425,000 Federal Grant for Greater Napa Valley Fair Housing Center
Napa, CA – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the Greater Napa Valley Fair Housing Center $425,000 in Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants to support its work to confront violations of the Fair Housing Act.
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Rep. Thompson Co-Sponsors Legislation Designed to Improve Prescription Access for Medicare Beneficiaries
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Ben Ray Lujan (NM-03), and David Schweikert (AZ-06) announced they have introduced H.R. 4841, the Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act, which is designed to improve access to prescription medications for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Rep. Thompson Announces Intent to Vote Against Latest Continuing Resolution
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced his intent to vote against the Republicans’ latest continuing resolution (CR):
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Congressmen Thompson, Rooney Establish Congressional Natural Disaster Caucus
Washington, DC – Today, Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Tom Rooney (FL-17) formally established the new Congressional Natural Disaster Caucus.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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: