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September 10, 2014

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s foreign policy address on the U.S. response to confronting the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL):

“ISIL was building its capabilities and organizational support long before its territorial advances this past summer. Able to operate unchecked, the group has made significant advances, gaining ground, treasure, and weapons.

September 8, 2014
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a field oversight hearing on “The Northern Long Eared Bat...
August 29, 2014
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee field hearing in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on September 8, 2014 on “The Northern Long Eared Bat...
August 26, 2014

Bellefonte, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) is calling on the Senate to take action on a series of House-passed bills that would improve the mental health of veterans and active military and address the unemployment disparity facing the nation’s veteran population.

August 21, 2014
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $273, 272.00 grant to the DuBois Regional Airport Authority...
August 14, 2014
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5), today announced October 1, 2014 as the submission deadline for high school seniors to apply for nomination...
August 7, 2014
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry, and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary George Greig...
Issues:Agriculture
August 6, 2014
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a final rule eliminating the restrictions on including mature market wood products in...
July 30, 2014
Today, U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) voted to support H.R. 3230, the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act, which the House passed...
July 15, 2014
Today, U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) voted to support H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014...