{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mikethompson.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/118th-congress-update-thompson-recoups-264-million-constituents-delivers", "118TH CONGRESS UPDATE: THOMPSON RECOUPS $26.4 MILLION FOR CONSTITUENTS, DELIVERS $16.4 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS", "2024-12-27", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Mike Thompson", "T000460", "mikethompson.house.gov", "mikethompson", "https://mikethompson.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington \u2013 As the 118th Congress comes to a close, Rep. Mike Thompson released the following update on his work delivering for the constituents of California\u2019s Fourth District:\n\nDear Friends,\n\nAs the 118th Congress comes to a close, here\u2019s what my team and I have done\u2026\n\nDelivering for Constituents\n\nSupporting Fourth District residents like you is the cornerstone of all that we do at Team Thompson. Since the start of this congress, my staff and I have worked with federal agencies to return $26,369,178.98 to residents of our district and helped 3,923 constituents receive assistance from the federal government.\n\nMy team and I have responded to over 277,000 letters, emails, and phone calls from community members, reached over 400 veterans and their families through town halls, and scheduled 3,184 White House and Capitol tours for constituents.\n\nMy team and I were pleased to introduce new ways to reach Team Thompson this year. Starting this summer, we launched regular office hours throughout our district to provide an easy way for community members to drop in and speak face-to-face with a member of my staff about any challenges or concerns they face. We look forward to hosting more office hours sessions in 2025.\n\nIf you or someone you know needs help with passports and visas, veterans benefits, IRS issues, agricultural issues, small business assistance, immigration, Medicare and Medicaid, or if you are facing any other problem navigating the federal government, my team is ready to help. Click here or call me at one of my offices to get started:\n\nNapa: (707) 226-9898\n\nSanta Rosa: (707) 542-7182\n\nWoodland: (530) 753-3501\n\nWashington: (202) 225-3311\n\nLegislative Update\n\nAs we close out the 118th Congress, I\u2019m proud to report that I secured $16,375,174 in federal funding for community projects across all five counties in our district. This congress, six of my bills were signed into law.\n\nIn 2025, I look forward to continuing my work to pass bipartisan, sensible legislation that will deliver for our district and improve the quality of life for millions of Americans.\n\nI plan to introduce legislation next congress to increase access to health care by expanding telemedicine, provide funding to research the causes of mental health issues, take on the gun violence epidemic, support veterans, address the housing shortage, protect agricultural producers from the impact of natural disasters, protect our public lands, and address the climate crisis. Working across the aisle is the best way to get things done, and I will continue to work with anyone who will help get these priorities signed into law.\n\nDelivering Long-Awaited Relief to Wildfire Victims\n\nPresident Biden signing into law my bill delivering tax relief to wildfire victims was a highlight of the 118th Congress.\n\nAs many of you know too well, federally declared wildfires in 2015, 2017, and 2018 devastated entire communities across our district and across the state of California.\n\nWhile the courts eventually created a path to compensation, victims were subjected to unfair taxes on their settlement money. That\u2019s why I worked across the aisle to draft and pass legislation providing tax relief to victims of federally declared disasters who face taxes on settlement money. The relief applies retroactively to qualified victims.\n\nWhile no fire victim can ever be made truly whole, this law will provide needed and deserved relief to thousands in our community and across our country.\n\nA look ahead to 2025\n\nMy priorities going into the 119th Congress remain the same: delivering for our district and helping every American live a healthy and successful life. I am committed to working with anyone in Congress to advance the issues that matter to our district.\n\nI am honored to represent California\u2019s Fourth District in Congress and look forward to continuing to serve our community in 2025.\n\nI wish you and your family a happy, peaceful, and prosperous new year.\n\nSincerely,\n\nMIKE THOMPSON\n\nMember of Congress", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mikethompson.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/118th-congress-update-thompson-recoups-264-million-constituents-delivers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.61781907081604, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}