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January 8, 2024

WASHINGTON — Rep. Glenn Thompson returned from a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday even more convinced that Congress needed to act to stop the flow of migrants to the country.

January 8, 2024

Over the last few days, U.S. House Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-15, Bellefonte, has had a first hand look at what is occurring on the Texas-Mexico border.

Thompson was part of a delegation of more than 60 Republican House members in Texas from Tuesday to Thursday. He visited the border town of Eagle Pass, the epicenter of the crisis, on Wednesday.

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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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is a federal nutrition law that restricts schoolkids’ access to more flavorful and filling milk based on now-outdated science.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.

May 10, 2023

As a Republican Congressman and a Democratic Mayor, you can imagine that sometimes we hold differing views about how best to support our communities through policy and budget.

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.

March 31, 2023

WASHINGTON — On a recent trip to the nation's capital, I was able to chat with U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, widely known as G.T., who chairs the House Agriculture Committee.

Issues:Agriculture