Press Releases
Passage paves way for comprehensive tax reform
WASHINGTON – Today, following passage of H. Con. Res. 71, the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution, U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson issued the following statement:
Bipartisan bill will expand milk options for students, works with USDA to reverse the decline of milk consumption in schools
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson(PA-05) and Joe Courtney(CT-02) today introduced H.R. 4101, theSchool Milk Nutrition Act of 2017, which will ease unnecessary regulations preventing milk consumption in school lunch programs.
Staff office hours to take place Friday in Clearfield
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today, announced that his staff will host constituent office hours on Friday, October 27 in Clearfield.
Staff will be available to meet with residents who need assistance with federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the IRS and others.
Staff office hours to take place Wednesday in Huntingdon
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today announced that his staff will host constituent office hours on Wednesday, October 25 in Huntingdon.
Staff will be available to meet with residents who need assistance with federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the IRS and others.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voiced his support in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to ease regulations on coal-fired power plants. In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay on the proposal due to significant legal challenges.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt today issued a notice that the agency would repeal the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, citing concerns that it exceeds agency statutory authority. There have been numerous court challenges to the implementation of Clean Power Plan.
Deadline to submit an app is November 1, 2017
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today encouraged students in Pennsylvania’s Fifth Congressional District to participate in the Congressional App Challenge.
The Congressional App Challenge is a public effort to encourage kids to learn how to code, through annual district-wide competitions hosted by Members of Congress for their district.
Thompson, school leaders announce 5 years of federal funding through Drug Free Communities Support Program for school coalition
LAWRENCE PARK TOWNSHIP, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today joined leaders at the Iroquois School District to announce a five-year federal grant to combat and prevent substance abuse among youth through education and community engagement.
Congressional staff office hours to take place Friday in DuBois
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today, announced that his staff will host constituent office hours on Friday, October 13 in DuBois.
Staff will be available to meet with residents who need assistance with federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the IRS and others.
Bill protects energy production, private mineral owners in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson’s bill that protects oil and gas production in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF).
H.R. 2316, the Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act, clarifies existing law relating to energy production in the ANF.
Bill would allow health care professionals to care for more veterans
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today commended the Department of Veterans Affairs for proposing a rule that will allow VA-credentialed health care providers to practice telemedicine across state lines.