Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson, a senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee, released the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for an estimated 84.2 million workers in the private sector:
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Representative Glenn "GT"Thompson released the following statement regarding the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) virtual briefings for public officials, which were hosted Monday for the proposed bridge tolling projects in Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District:
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: