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Feb 19, 2013
Thompson Lauds Penn State Students for THON Fundraising Milestone
U.S. Representative and Penn State Alumnus, Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today congratulated the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon...
Dec 6, 2012
Congratulations to the 2013 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ryan Devlin, of Brockway, Pennsylvania, on receiving the 2013 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Award. Ryan is the youngest educator to receive this esteemed award...
Sep 28, 2012
Hundreds of Fifth District Students Attend Thompson's Government Outreach 2012
Hundreds of students from high schools across the 5th Congressional District this week attended Government Outreach 2012...
Jun 27, 2012
Thompson Delivers Keynote Speech Before 38th Annual Pennsylvania Career & Technical Education Conference
U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson today delivered the keynote speech for the 38th Annual Pennsylvania Career & Technical Education Conference...
Jun 21, 2012
The Need for a Bipartisan Solution on Student Loans
On April 27, 2012, House Republicans approved H.R. 4628, the Interest Rate Reduction Act, a bill to prevent the interest rates on new student loans from increasing to 6.8 percent...
May 9, 2012
Kristen Henderlong of Clearfield Area High School Wins Fifth Congressional District 2012 High School Art Competition
Henderlong won the contest with her work, “The Essence of Light,” an acrylic-on-canvas painting of a classroom in Haiti where she had traveled to on a humanitarian mission...
Mar 26, 2012
Thompson Announces Public Forum on Forestry in State College
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson today announced a forum on the topic of forest management and invasive species...
Mar 22, 2012
Thompson Sponsors 2012 Congressional High School Art Competition
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson today announced details for the 2012 Congressional High School Art Competition...
Mar 13, 2012
Thompson Receives National PTA Congressional Voice for Children Award
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson recently received the National PTA Congressional Voice for Children Award...
Feb 28, 2012
Thompson’s Career & Technical Education Bill Advances as Part of House Elementary & Secondary Education Reauthorization
The Education for Tomorrows Jobs Act (H.R. 3154), a bill introduced by U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson during the first half of the 112th Congress, today passed...