Thompson to hold April 13 town hall on economy

By Elizabeth Larson | Apr 11, 2022
Congressman Mike Thompson will host a virtual town hall this week to discuss community members’ concerns about the economy, inflation and the global market.

The town hall will take place beginning at 7 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, April 13.

To join the call, RSVP to thompson.townhall@mail.house.gov or watch live on his Facebook page.

Thompson’s special guest on Wednesday will be Ronnie Chatterji, chief economist for the United States Department of Commerce, to discuss and answer questions regarding inflation, gas prices, how we are strengthening supply chains, and effort to increase the country’s competitiveness in the global market by supporting Buy American policies.

Thompson (D-CA-05) represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.

If you are not able to make the town hall but have any questions about his work, upcoming legislation to tackle high prices, or issues that affect business in the district, call him at one of his district offices in Napa (707-226-9898), Santa Rosa (707-542-7182), and Vallejo (707-645-1888) or email thompson.townhall@mail.house.gov.