Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today applauded the VA MISSION Act becoming law after President Donald J. Trump signed it this afternoon.
The VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act takes the following action at the Department of Veterans Affairs:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today announced that PennDOT has been awarded more than $35 million to construct a high-speed interchange at I-99/I-80 in Centre County.
Rep. Thompson, who has been an ardent supporter of the project, has consistently advocated for PennDOT's application for federal discretionary funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program. The total grant award is $35,110,410.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, which boosts defense spending, increases military personnel and gives a pay raise to our troops.
NDAA is an annual bill that authorizes some of the most basic and essential responsibilities of Congress – such as funding our Armed Forces and national defenses and paying the salaries of our servicemen and women. It passed by a vote of 351-66.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today, announced that Mr. Austin Andres of Franklin, Pa. has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson wrote the following op-ed for PennLive/The Patriot-News:
When my wife, Penny, and I were just starting out in the early 1980s, like many young couples, we struggled to make ends meet.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly referred to as the Iran Nuclear Deal:
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today announced the winner of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition: Ms. Megan Smith, a 12th-grader at Bellefonte Area High School.
Ms. Smith, of Bellefonte, won for her mixed-media drawing titled "Spoons." An independent panel of judges selected Ms. Smith's work from 39 entries, which is one of the largest groups of students to participate in Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District art competition.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today pushed back on an attempt to eliminate federal funding for rural air service as the House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Rep. Thompson's district includes three airports that participate in the Essential Air Service (EAS) Program: Bradford Regional Airport, DuBois Regional Airport, and Venango Regional Airport.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today welcomed a State College constituent to testify before the House Natural Resources Committee on the impact of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA) and Jim Langevin (D-RI) have introduced a bill to modernize the charter of the National FFA Organization (formerly Future Farmers of America) to better reflect agriculture education in the 21st Century.