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Thompson Announces Napa County Public Safety Heroes of the Year
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced his recipients for the Fifth Congressional District’s Public Safety Hero Award. Each year, Thompson honors law enforcement officers and first responders in our community who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. For Napa County, Napa County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Lombardi and Napa Fire Captain Steve Becker have been selected.
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Thompson Reacts to State of the Union Address
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued the following statement in reaction to the President’s State of the Union Address.
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Chairman Thompson to Bring Gun Violence Survivor and Prevention Advocate to State of the Union Dr. Sakran survived shooting, became trauma surgeon
Washington – Today Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that his guest to the State of the Union will be Dr. Joseph V. Sakran, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery, and Director of Emergency General Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Sakran was nearly killed by a gunshot wound as a teenager and has spent his life working to care for trauma victims, including those injured by gun violence.
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Chairman Thompson Announces Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Leadership for 116th Congress includes slate of new vice chairs and whips
Washington – Today Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that the Task Force will have two new Vice Chairs and four new Whips for the 116th Congress. Thompson also released the full membership of the Task Force for the current Congress, including new members.
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Thompson and Katko Reintroduce the Mental Health Access Improvement Act Bill expands Medicare for better access to mental health services
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. John Katko (NY-24) announced they have reintroduced the bipartisan and bicameral Mental Health Access Improvement Act. This bill would expand access to mental health services for seniors by allowing Medicare coverage to include marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors.
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Chairman Thompson Lauds Upcoming Hearings on Gun Violence Prevention in Judiciary Committee Hearing to be held February 6
Washington – Today Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05) lauded the announcement from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerold Nadler (NY-10) that the committee would hold a hearing entitled “Preventing Gun Violence: A Call to Action” next Wednesday, February 6 at 10am. This is the first hearing on this topic in nearly a decade and since the Democrats retook the majority. A statement from Thompson is below.
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Thompson and Wittman Announce Reintroduction of North American Wetlands Conservation Act Bill helps to fund conservation projects at wetlands across our nation
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced the bipartisan and bicameral reintroduction of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), a bill that authorizes $60 million per year for wetlands conservation from 2020 to 2024. A bipartisan companion bill was also introduced in the Senate by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Kennedy (R-LA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Tom Carper (D-DE).
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Thompson and Joyce Announce Reintroduction of Portable Fuel Container Safety Act Bill would establish safety standards to help prevent fire accidents
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced they have reintroduced the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act, a bill that directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to put forth a standard requiring Flame Mitigation Devices like flame arrestors to be used to prevent fire accidents.
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Thompson Amendments to Provide Disaster Relief Pass the House Legislation offers agriculture support and increases CDF funding
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that two amendments he offered to H.R. 268, the Disaster Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019, passed the House on Wednesday afternoon. The first amendment would increase funding by $50 million for the Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Fund (CDF) program to assist with unmet recovery needs from the 2017 fires. The second amendment would allow emergency funding in the underlying bill to be used to assist grapegrowers whose crops were damaged by smoke from the 2018 wildfires.
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Thompson Named Chairman of House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Will lead influential House tax writing committee
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the below statement after being named as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures within the House Committee on Ways and Means. This appointment now goes to the full Democratic Caucus for review where it is expected to be confirmed.