Education
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is a federal nutrition law that restricts schoolkids’ access to more flavorful and filling milk based on now-outdated science.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. Glenn Thompson’s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would restore healthy full-fat milk to public school cafeterias.
WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to bring a banned substance back to schools: whole milk.
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:
DuBois, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced the winner of the 2023 Artistic Discovery Congressional Art Competition: Alma Swartzentruber, a senior at Keystone High School.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced that Mr. Brady Bendik of State College, Pennsylvania, has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
Bendik is a 2022 graduate of State College Area High School, and he is the son of Lori and Frank Bendik. Bendik comes from a long line of military service, with his father and brother graduating from the Naval Academy in 1990 and 2020, respectively.
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.
The bipartisan Young Farmer Success Act would help America's young farmers manage their student loan debt by making them eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced the Young Farmer Success Act, a bipartisan bill that would help America's young farmers manage their student loan debt by making them eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced that Mr. Bret Wingard, of Shippenville, has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced that Mr. Alvin Liu of Indiana, Pennsylvania, has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
Liu is a senior at Indiana Area High School, and he is the son of Laurel and Jeff Liu. He has one brother, Kevin Liu.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Kim Schrier (D-WA) today, along with 36 members, introduced the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will allow for unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias.