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Agriculture

January 8, 2024

HARRISBURG — As snow flurries began to fall from the sky, lawmakers and leaders in the agriculture community stood side-by-side on Saturday morning to celebrate the importance of agriculture in the Keystone State at the opening ceremony for the 108th Pennsylvania Farm.

Issues:Agriculture
January 8, 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Rep. Glenn Thompson joked that he’s been wandering about Washington recently, looking under rocks for pots of money.

Issues:Agriculture
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WMFHK
December 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today, along with 329 of his colleagues, voted in favor of H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. This legislation, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, will restore the option of whole milk in school nutrition programs.

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National 4-H Week
October 4, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA-15), David Scott (D-GA-13), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05)Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), co-chairs of the bipartisan 4-H Caucus, today introduced a resolution to designate the week of October 1 through October 7 as "National 4-H Week.”  

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 26, 2023

Making federal policy decisions based on the ever-changing science of nutrition means mistakes are inevitable and corrections will be needed. A case-in-point is a federal nutrition law that restricts schoolkids’ access to more flavorful and filling milk based on now-outdated science. That restriction should be lifted. Congress ought to pass U.S. Rep.

June 6, 2023

WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to bring a banned substance back to schools: whole milk.

June 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today issued a statement following the Committee on Education and the Workforce's approval of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act:

April 21, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)

Issues:Agriculture
April 20, 2023

Last week, Congressman Glenn Thompson toured Otto-Eldred School District's agriculture program. On Wednesday, he joined fellow legislators to introduce a bill that would help those students pursue a career in farming in the future.