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January 24, 2012
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson tonight released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address...
January 22, 2012

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today issued the following statement on the passing of Coach Joe Paterno.

January 17, 2012

Washington, D.C. – On December 31, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the Servicemembers' Telemedicine and E-Health Portability (STEP) Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson.

December 20, 2011

Washington, D.C. – Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate proposed a short-term two-month payroll tax cut extension that non-partisan tax experts call “unworkable” and say could “create substantial problems, confusion, and costs” for employees and employers. U.S.

December 14, 2011
Following today’s passage, General Peter Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, specifically praised inclusion of the STEP Act provisions...
December 8, 2011

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted to support H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives vote of 268-150. H.R.

Issues:Agriculture
December 2, 2011

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that changes have been made to the Fiscal Year 2011 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program award procedures, according to U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson.

December 2, 2011

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted to support H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 253-167. H.R.

December 1, 2011

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today during a radio address reminded Medicare beneficiaries of the upcoming December 7th, 2011, deadline for the 2012 Medicare Open Annual Enrollment Period. The full text of Thompson’s remarks, which includes additional Medicare beneficiary enrollment information, are provided below.

Issues:Healthcare
November 30, 2011

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded Emergency Relief in the amount $1,742,280 to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the repair and reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and roads that suffered serious damage during Tropical Storm Lee, according to U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson.