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Washington, D.C.—Representative Glenn `GT' Thompson, R-Howard, today announced October 3, 2011, as the deadline for high school seniors to apply for nomination through the Bellefonte District Office for acceptance into one of the four military academies for the year 2012.
"For Seniors interested in applying to the academies, it is time to circle that date on your calendar and start putting together the required materials," Thompson explained.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $700,000 through two grants, to the University Park Airport in State College. The FAA grants will assist the University Park Airport to enhance runway safety improvements and terminal operations upgrades.
Washington, D.C. – The application period for the Fiscal Year 2011 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) Program will begin next week, running from August 15, 2011 at 8:00am to September 09, 2011 at 5:00pm, according to Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard.
“These are competitive grants that address public safety and protect our emergency responders from fire-related hazards,” said Thompson, a long-time volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05), Congressman Tim Holden (PA-17) and Chief Dave White, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), today announced plans to hold a Barnyard Discussion and Q&A Session on agriculture and conservation in the Commonwealth during Penn State’s Ag Progress Days. Farming families and all individuals of the Pennsylvania agriculture community are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. Details are as follows.
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Barnyard Discussion on Agriculture and Conservation in Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C. – Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson delivered the following remarks during a radio address upon Senate passage of the Budget Control Act of 2011. The measure, which passed the Senate by a vote of 74-26, was signed into law Tuesday afternoon by President Barack Obama. With Thompson’s support, the Budget Control Act yesterday passed the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson tonight voted to support S. 627, the Budget Control Act. The measure passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 218-210.
“Today the House took action on a solution to end this debt limit crisis.” said Thompson. “By reducing spending more than we increase the debt limit, the House bill restores fiscal discipline in Washington while protecting the integrity of the United States.”
An unlikely ally, the Center for American Progress (CAP) today wrote a great article on the ACE Act, bipartisan legislation I recently introduced to address inequities with Title I education funding. Most recently authorized under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Title I dollars support children living in concentrated poverty.
Thompson deserves credit for the bill perhaps mostly because it's a creative attempt to help districts that have been subject to huge state cuts as states reel from big deficits related mostly to the national recession...