REP. MIKE THOMPSON CONVENES SONOMA VALLEY AFFORDABILITY ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS

Sonoma County, CA - Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) convened a community roundtable in Boyes Hot Springs to discuss the affordability crisis facing families across Sonoma Valley and highlight the American Affordability Act, his comprehensive legislation aimed at lowering the cost of living for working families.

"Families across Sonoma Valley are working hard and still struggling to keep up with the rising cost of housing, healthcare, childcare, and energy," said Thompson. "Today's conversation gave us the opportunity to hear directly from members of our community about the challenges they're facing and discuss how the American Affordability Act can bring costs down and ease the burden families are feeling right now."

The roundtable brought together a group of Sonoma Valley community leaders, including representatives from housing, healthcare, education, energy, childcare, labor, and local government. Participants included Sonoma County Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo, leaders from Burbank Housing, Sonoma Clean Power, Sonoma Valley Community Health, Santa Rosa Junior College, Sonoma State University, and representatives from the City of Sonoma, among others. This is the second affordability-focused roundtable Thompson has organized.

The American Affordability Act is a comprehensive bill that uses the tax code to address the nation's cost-of-living crisis. Key provisions of the bill include expanded affordable housing tax credits, new incentives for first-time homebuyers and renters, restored clean energy credits to lower utility bills, a fully refundable Child Tax Credit with monthly advance payments, expanded education benefits, and improved access to health insurance premium tax credits to lower health care costs.

The roundtable was hosted at Burbank Housing at Springs Village Apartments, an 80-unit affordable housing development in Boyes Hot Springs.