Press Releases
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today joined 13 members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly for a briefing with the Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, to let them know of their strong opposition to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s recent application to toll I-80.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today said he was happy to join his Small Business Committee colleague Rep. Bobby Bright, D-AL, in introducing a bipartisan bill to assist small businesses.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today issued the following statement after Judge Sean McLaughlin of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued an injunction lifting the ban on drilling permits in the Allegheny National Forest:
“I’ve been confident all along in the State’s ability to take care of the environment in the Allegheny National Forest—confidence in the local industry and the citizens of the four-county area, who have been exceptional stewards of the environment for decades.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today reiterated his opposition to tolling Interstate 80 in a letter to Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. He strongly protested Pennsylvania’s application to implement tolls on Interstate 80, and urged the Secretary to reject the application.
Washington, D.C. — Co-Vice Chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Rural Caucus, U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today had an opportunity to meet with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski on the National Broadband Plan and how it can benefit rural communities.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today sent a letter to the Allegheny National Forest Supervisor Leanne Marten asking that all meetings on the Transition Environmental Impact Statement (TEIS) be open to the public.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today sent a letter to the Chairman of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller, D-CA, asking that Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis appear before the Committee to answer questions about the Administration’s economic recovery efforts and the lack of clarity in job reports from the stimulus funds.
Washington, D.C.—Members of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation, today at a briefing on Capitol Hill, had an opportunity to learn how the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to evaluate the current application from the Turnpike Commission to toll Interstate 80.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, announced today that the U.S. Census Bureau is accepting applications for temporary employment.
In preparation for the 2010 Decennial Census, the Bureau will be hiring as many as one million people across the country. Primary recruiting for census workers will take place throughout the fall and winter of 2009 with the bulk of hiring to occur in the spring of 2010.
Washington, D.C.—U. S. Rep Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Howard, Saturday voted "No" on the health care bill that passed the House of Representatives, 220-215.
"As I read through the measure, which I promised to do - all 2,000-plus pages of it, I became increasingly disturbed by the level of control this measure will put in the hands of a new federal Health Choices Commissioner," said Thompson.