Sessions
Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Thu
Congressman Mike Thompson represents California's 5th Congressional District. The district includes all of Napa and parts of Contra Costa, Lake, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He was first elected in 1998 and serves as a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and serves as Chairman of the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee. Importantly, he is the author of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act. Randy Howard of NCPA testified before the Congressman’s Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee in support of th legislation earlier this year because it includes a direct pay option for tax-exempt entities like public power to take advantage of clean energy tax incentives.