Press Releases
A record 68 students entered 2019 Congressional Art Contest
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today announced the winner of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition: Ms. Cindy Lam, a 10th-grader at DuBois Area High School.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Jim Langevin (D-RI), the co-chairs of the bipartisan Career and Technical Education Caucus, issued the following statement regarding cybersecurity education for individuals working with cyber-physical systems in President Trump’s Executive Order on cybersecurity workforce:
Without action Oil Region National Heritage Area would expire in December 2019
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson on Tuesday spoke in support of Pennsylvania’s Oil Region Heritage Area Heritage Site before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Members of Congress request set-aside for investments in career and technical education and apprenticeships
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, and Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and David McKinley (R-WV), co-chairs of the Building Trades Caucus, sent a letter to House leadership and leaders on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urging them to include work
Thompson welcomed David Smith to speak before Agriculture Subcommittee
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson welcomed the PA Dairymen’s Association Executive Director David Smith to testify on the state of the dairy economy.
DEA to host 17th annual #TakeBackDay Saturday across the country
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today encouraged residents of the 15th Congressional District to dispose of expired or unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday, which is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Bill would increase research to tackle disease threatening cervid populations
WASHINGTON –This week, U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15), Filemon Vela (TX-34), John Joyce (PA-13), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced H.R.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C.
Previous restrictions lifted, retroactive enrollment starts March 25
BELLEFONTE, Pa.– U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to allow more dairy farmers the option to enroll in both the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) and Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle Program (LGM-Dairy) for 2018 coverage.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today issued the following statement after the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019: