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Rep. Thompson Announces FEMA Approval of Individual Assistance Funds for Napa County, Public Assistance funds for Solano County
Napa, CA - Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) made the following statement following the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) approval of Individual Assistance disaster relief for Napa County and partial approval of Public Assistance for Solano County:
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Rep. Thompson Announces Tax Deadline Extension for Fire-Impacted Individuals and Businesses
Napa, CA- Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement following the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) decision to extend the deadline to file certain individual and business tax returns for victims of the wildfires in Lake, Sonoma, and Napa Counties:
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Rep. Thompson’s Statement on Approval of Partial Federal Disaster Aid for Communities Impacted by Northern California Fires
Napa, CA – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement on the Administration’s partial approval of the federal disaster assistance requested by the State of California for areas impacted by the ongoing fires in Northern California:
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Chairman Thompson Leads Letter Calling on President to Take Action on "Bump Stocks"
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, led a letter to the President urging him to take action to prohibit “bump stocks,” the accessory that allowed the Las Vegas shooter’s semi-automatic weapons to function as fully automatic weapons.
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More Than 130 House Members Support Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and more than 130 co-sponsors, including House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Mike Thompson (CA-05) introduced legislation today to ban the manufacture, possession, transfer, sale, or importation of bump stocks like the one used to murder 59 innocent men and women earlier this week in Las Vegas.
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Chairman Thompson Leads Letter Inviting President to Discuss Gun Violence Prevention
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, led a letter to the President asking him to meet with the Task Force to discuss how to protect Americans from gun violence while also protecting individuals’ Second Amendment right. The letter is co-signed by the 96 members of the Task Force.
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228 Bipartisan Members of Congress Oppose Proposed Changes to 340B
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), David P. McKinley (R-W. VA), and David Kustoff (R-TN) joined 228 bipartisan members of Congress to send a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma urging the administration to withdraw its harmful proposal to levy cuts on certain hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B program).
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Rep. Thompson’s Statement on Ryan-McConnell Tax Cut Plan
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05), member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement following the unveiling of the Ryan-McConnell tax cut plan:
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Rep. Thompson’s Statement on Tax Reform Meeting with the President
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued the following statement following a meeting with the President and a bipartisan group of members of the House Committee on Ways and Means at the White House:
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Rep. Thompson Statement on Latest Effort to Repeal Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement on ' Graham-Cassidy,' the latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA):