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- Written by: Congressman Mike Thompson
My team is hosting office hours this Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the City Council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St., for residents to drop in and discuss any support you may need.
Our services include agency assistance to help residents navigate the complex federal agency system, including assistance working with the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the IRS or any other federal agency.
I also offer nominations for qualified high school seniors looking to serve their country by enrolling in one of our military academies. These include nominations for appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York; the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York.
As a combat Vietnam veteran, I am committed to helping my fellow veterans get the benefits and health care they deserve. My office can support service members and veterans and their survivors in accessing the benefits they are owed.
Constituents of California's Fourth Congressional District can also order a United States flag through my Washington, D.C. office. And to anyone planning a visit to Washington, my Washington office can help arrange a tour of many of the city’s most popular attractions.
If you are in need of support, consider attending my team’s office hours this Sept. 10 or contact my nearest office: Napa, 707-226-9898; Santa Rosa, 707-542-7182; Woodland, 530-753-5301; or Washington, D.C., 202-225-3311.
Congressman Mike Thompson represents California’s Fourth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties.
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- Written by: Linda Diehl-Darms
People often ask why Congressman Mike Thompson continues to be re-elected.
First, he understands that people elected him to listen to them and represent the majority to the best of his ability.
Second, he trains his staff to be respectful and impresses on them that their job is to assist the people of his district to the best of their ability.
And, third, he has access to federal governmental connections that members of the public do not have access to and he and his staff are willing to go the extra mile to get results.
I personally have had issues with the IRS and Postal Service (not our local Post Offices) that I was unable to resolve on my own. I called Congressman Thompson’s office and his staff took over. Believe me, they did not stop until they received a satisfactory answer.
I have referred others to Mike Thompson’s office for federal government-related issues and they have received the same results.
In this time of political unrest, where politicians seem to be too busy to deal one-on-one with their constituents, Congressman Mike Thompson and his staff are of the days that seem long gone, the days when the people mattered!
Linda Diehl-Darms lives in Middletown, California.
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- Written by: Congressman Mike Thompson
Five years later, on Jan. 31, 1940, the first monthly Social Security retirement check was issued to Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont. The check was for $22.54. Miss Fuller, a retired legal secretary, started collecting benefits at age 65 and lived to be 100 years old.
Social Security has been a promise to our country’s workers for generations to allow them to retire with dignity after decades of hard work. Today, residents of California’s Fourth District receive a total of $286 million per month in Social Security benefits.
Those benefits deliver financial security to retirees and disabled Californians. But Social Security’s impact doesn’t stop there. Those dollars go into our local economy, supporting our businesses and banks and enriching our entire community.
A recent proposal by the Republican Study Committee in Congress takes aim at Social Security. In it, conservative lawmakers suggest cutting the program by over $1.5 trillion, reducing disability benefits, and raising the retirement age to 69.
I’m against those extreme measures.
My colleagues who want to cut the program and raise the retirement age are scaring Americans into believing it’s our only option to save a failing Social Security. This is nonsense. Social Security isn’t failing.
Social Security is 100 percent solvent for the next decade. After that, simple changes can be made to ensure it remains strong and will provide retirement security for another 89 years.
That’s why I’ve co-sponsored legislation led by my colleague Rep. John Larson (D-CT) to ensure Social Security continues to deliver full benefits to everyone without making unnecessary cuts or raising the retirement age.
Social Security is a cornerstone of American life. On the program’s 89th birthday, I’m recommitting to strengthening Social Security so it can continue to serve Americans through 2100 and beyond.
Congressman Mike Thompson represents California’s Fourth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties.
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- Written by: Dan Hough
While campaigning for reelection, she said the name change should be left to the people of Kelseyville.
By voting for the countywide vote, she has gone back on her word and is no longer neutral.
It should not matter which side of the issue you are on, she broke her promise to all of us.
Dan Hough lives in Kelseyville, California.