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CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — American veterans risked everything to serve their country and officials in Washington want to know how they can best serve these men and women in return. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania Glenn Thompson was in Bellefonte Tuesday for a roundtable discussion with veterans from across Central PA.

"I see it as my duty as your representative to make sure that promises made are promises kept," said Thompson.

A bill intended to combat chronic wasting disease (CWD) nationwide was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this week.

Introduced by U.S. Rep. Glenn "G.T." Thompson (R-Centre) and Wisconsin Democrat Ron Kind, on Oct.19, H.R. 5608, "The Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act" received bipartisan support and was crafted to curb the contagious neurological disease that has been confirmed in deer, elk, and moose herds in 27 states.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers want to clarify how cryptocurrencies are regulated by the federal government, and the latest push is spearheaded by rural Pennsylvania's ranking Republican on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.

Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Centre, introduced a blueprint last week on how digital commodity markets should be regulated, an issue gnawing at the industry as the government tries to apply older traditional banking frameworks to the 21st-century digital representations of value.

Enough with tolls on Pennsylvania's roadways | Opinion

By: U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson


Pennsylvanians' wallets have been taking a hit, from grocery stores to gas pumps and far beyond. On average gas prices are up more than $1.30 per gallon nationally. Yet, in the state with the second highest gas tax in the country, at 57.6 cents per gallon, PennDOT is still planning to increase the cost of travel with a proposal to toll nine major bridges throughout the Commonwealth.

Millions of Americans lack access to reliable, high-speed internet service, and the inequality is particularly striking in rural America. The rural broadband gap results in lost opportunities to expand businesses, learn new skills, educate our children or even participate in daily activities.

ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. — U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, told Ag Progress Days attendees yesterday that work is progressing on ag legislation.

RESSON – U.S. Rep. Glenn "G.T." Thompson issued three challenges during the third annual Agriculture Summit at Mount Aloysius College on Monday.

Thompson, the House Committee on Agriculture's GOP leader, called upon schools to establish or expand agriculture programs and asked land grant universities to continue getting the word out about what farmers, ranchers and foresters do to help the environment and the climate.

He then emphasized the role "all of us" could play.

Congressman Glenn Thompson is looking for a way to build bridges on Interstate 80 without placing tolls on them.

In March, PennDOT released a plan to toll nine high impact bridges on several interstate highways, including four on I-80. The plan, part of the state's "Pathways Program", includes the I-80 bridges over Canoe Creek in Clarion County and the North Fork bridges in Jefferson County.