Mike Thompson

Let me be clear: Firearm-related injury and death in America is not only a disease, it is a true public health crisis of the United States.

In my district alone, the uninsured rate dropped from a full 10 percent, from 15.9 percent in 2013, to 5.9 percent in 2017.

I voted for the Affordable Care Act, a bill that was not written in the back room, a bill that was written in full public with hearings, amendments, hearing from witnesses, and I did that because I believe every American should have access…

I thank the chairwoman for yielding and for all that she is doing to end the Trump shutdown and open up our government, but I rise today to engage in a colloquy with the distinguished chairwoman of the Homeland Security Appropriations…

I thank the chairwoman and the bipartisan coauthors of this bill. I look forward to working with her and appreciate her help.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, line 15, insert ``and harvested adulterated wine grapes'' after ``milk''. The Acting CHAIR…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 54, line 18, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $50,000,000)''. Page 55, strike line 9 and…

I thank the chairman for yielding me time. You know, here we go again. We started this session with a terrible tax bill that was written in the dark of night, not one single hearing, not one single expert witness, an unpaid-for $2.3…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on passage of the bill will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of H.R. 6756. The vote…

We need the help from the federal government. The people that I represent want to know that their federal government is with them and will be with them through this terrible time.

I'd really like the President and everybody else to stop tweeting and focus on the disaster at hand.

The President could do a world of good by stepping it up and making the declaration now. There's a lot of lives depending upon this.

I am prepared to close. I yield myself the balance of my time, and I thank the sponsors for their work on this bill. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I thank the sponsors of this bill, in particular Congressman Buck for his good work working with me to ensure that we were able to take care of some concerns…

I am prepared to close. Does the gentleman from Illinois have further speakers?

I just want to mention that my friend and committee member was half right in what he said about tomorrow's vote. We will be voting on some healthcare bills tomorrow, and they are bills that will help. But they will help people that either…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, let's be real clear. There is not a carbon tax bill before us today. This is a political stunt, and this stunt comes at the same time that the Republican majority is undermining access…

The President created a humanitarian crisis that inflicts lasting trauma on children when he mandated that they be taken from their parents at the border. The President's executive action just trades one trauma for another by locking up…

I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Thompson of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5515 to the Committee on the…

This is the final amendment to the bill, and it would not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, less than 1 week ago, 10 people were shot and…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…

This is unsustainable, and it has already had major negative effects on orders in my home district.

This type of Washington talk is bad for producers and it is bad for consumers.

How many of those jobs are going to be lost because of this tariff trade war nonsense?

I have voted for trade agreements, and I have voted against trade agreements. And I am not opposed to tariffs.