Press Releases
Congressman Thompson was released from Walter Reed National Military Center Friday evening after receiving outpatient treatment for COVID-19 and has returned to his home in Pennsylvania to recover. He thanks the Attending Physician at the U.S. Capitol along with the doctors, nurses and staff at Walter Reed for their concern and care. Congressman Thompson plans to work virtually from home next week.
Congressman Thompson on Friday afternoon began experiencing cold-like symptoms and was promptly tested for COVID-19. While he is vaccinated, the test came back positive. Out of an abundance of caution, he is being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is in good spirits and further updates will be made available in the coming days.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Ron Kind (D-WI) on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill to research and manage the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a contagious, neurological disease affecting cervids – deer, elk and moose – that is always fatal.
HOWARD, Pa. —U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson will host a telephone townhall on October 26, with an expert from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to answer questions seniors may have about Medicare Open Enrollment. Today marks the start of open enrollment, the annual period where Americans can sign up for Medicare or make changes to their plans, and it ends on Tuesday, December 7.
WASHINGTON —U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement following passage of extending the government borrowing limit:
HOWARD, Pa.— Today, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson announced that Clarion County Economic Development Corporation is the recipient of a $50,000 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant to support asupport a county-wide broadband engineering plan.
WASHINGTON — Following the passage of the extension of the public debt limit, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement today regarding a new United States Postal Service facility in Coral, Pa.:
WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson announced that Forest County is the recipient of a $451,315 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant. The grant will supplement local funds to deploy two broadband towers and a 911 repeater, to improve the county's emergency radio communications. The project will offer broadband services to 387 households and 15 businesses. In addition to the ARC grant, the county will provide $118,885, bringing the total cost of the project to $570,200.