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October 3, 2014
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On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disseminated a number of Ebola resources for use by health care professionals, state and local health departments...
Issues:Healthcare
October 3, 2014
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-5) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a grant in the amount of $85,000.00 to Penn Highlands Healthcare...
Issues:Healthcare
September 29, 2014

"Leaders in Pennsylvania's natural resource industries contend that offering federal protections to a cave-dwelling bat would cripple the economy and cost jobs. Witnesses for timber, farming, mining, and gas interests told a congressional panel Monday that placing the northern long-eared bat in Pennsylvania and 37 other states on the endangered species list would have a devastating impact on their industries..."

September 24, 2014

Bellefonte, PA - U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson (PA-5) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a grant in the amount of $199,530.00 to Keystone Rural Health Consortia in Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania.

Issues:Healthcare
September 19, 2014
Blog
Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its August jobs report that indicated only 142,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy, marking the lowest amount of job growth in 2014...
September 18, 2014
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-5), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, held a public hearing to examine the benefits of promoting soil health...
September 17, 2014
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) issued the following statement upon passage of H. J. Res. 24, Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015...
September 16, 2014

"The (EPA's) attempt to expand its authority under the guise of the Clean Water Act would undermine this carefully crafted partnership that is supported by Democrats and Republicans alike..."

September 16, 2014

Washington, D.C – Tonight, the U.S. House passed with unanimous support the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, a bipartisan agreement between the House and Senate to modernize and reauthorize the Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program. U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5), a member of the House Education & the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement:

Issues:Education
September 11, 2014
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-5), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, held a public hearing to review the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed Groundwater Resource Management Directive..