Press Releases

WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump signed U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson's career and technical education bill Tuesday during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House.

Last week, the House unanimously passed H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, which overhauls the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. The $1.2 billion program hasn't been reauthorized by Congress since 2006.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson joined C-SPAN's Washington Journal this morning to talk about his legislation that strengthens and improves career and technical education. He was joined by cosponsor U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) for the discussion.

WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today unanimously approved U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson's bipartisan legislation to strengthen and improve career and technical education and give Americans the skills they need to compete for in-demand jobs.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA), made the following joint statement upon passage of H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act:

WASHINGTON – House Leadership today appointed U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson, Vice Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, to the conference committee tasked with negotiating a final Farm Bill.

The House and Senate have each passed their own versions of the 2018 Farm Bill, and a final bill must pass both chambers of Congress before it can be sent to the president to be signed into law.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today announced a federal grant that will help the Warren County Development Association complete a local project that will grow jobs and boost the economic environment in the City of Warren.

USDA Rural Development awarded the $90,000 grant to the Association for its 201 Liberty Redevelopment Project. Its goal is to increase educational opportunities, small-business development and growth, and enhanced business activities in the City of Warren.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson today released the following statement:

"While I appreciate the President's diplomatic efforts, I firmly believe the evidence presented to Congress shows that Russia attempted to undermine our democracy. Russia continues to pose a threat to our national security and should be viewed as an adversary. We must continue to empower our intelligence community to ensure there are safeguards against foreign influence or interference in our electoral system."

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today announced a federal grant that will help two communities in Forest County create a downtown revitalization plan.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $21,000 to Forest County for the Forest County Downtown Revitalization project, which will focus on the downtowns of Tionesta Borough and the Village of Marienville. Local sources will match $9,000 bringing the total project funding to $30,000.