 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Thompson akava mutsigiri akasununguka weGulf Coast pashure peHurricane Katrinauye Rita akarova muna 2005. Kubva pachinzvimbo chake muDare Rokuchengetedzwa Kwomunyika, akasundira kuzvidavirira paFederal Emergency Management Agency FEMA uye kunyatsoongorora basa reRed Cross munguva yenjodzi. Akateverawo kuparadza, kubiridzira, uye kushandisa zvisina kufanira muzvibvumirano zvedutu uye akadaidzira kuti zvisarudzo zvipiwe kumabhizimisi maduku neGulf Coast mukudzorera nokuvakazve nyika dzakakanganiswa. Thompson ndiye akatanga nhengo ye bipartisan Gulf Coast Recovery Rebuilding Caucus muImba yeVamiriri. 