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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson on Tuesday hosted a meeting with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to voice his concerns over the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) plan to toll nine major bridges throughout Pennsylvania. It was revealed during the meeting that PennDOT has been in consultation with FHWA for more than a year and recently filed paperwork expressing its interest in receiving more than $5 billion in financing for the projects.
Washington, D.C.— Following the passage of S.J.Res.33,an increase to the federal debt ceiling, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson issued the following statement:
A bill intended to combat chronic wasting disease (CWD) nationwide was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this week.
Introduced by U.S. Rep. Glenn "G.T." Thompson (R-Centre) and Wisconsin Democrat Ron Kind, on Oct.19, H.R. 5608, "The Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act" received bipartisan support and was crafted to curb the contagious neurological disease that has been confirmed in deer, elk, and moose herds in 27 states.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson and Ron Kind's (D-WI) bipartisan H.R. 5608, the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act, passed the House of Representatives. This bill will help combat Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) by funding research and supporting state and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson on Tuesday voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. The House approved the measure by a 363-70 vote.
Washington, D.C. – Following passage of S.610, an increase to the federal debt ceiling, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement:
"It is clear that Democrat leadership in the House and Senate lack the ability to make sound fiscal policy and have resorted to changing the rules of the game to get a vote on raising the debt ceiling.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson submitted public comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) strongly opposing the proposed P3 Major Bridge Tolling plan on Canoe Creek Bridges in Clarion County.
Rep. Thompson, who has been an outspoken critic of the proposal, questioned how PennDOT determined to toll the Canoe Creek Bridges without conducting its due diligence.
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers want to clarify how cryptocurrencies are regulated by the federal government, and the latest push is spearheaded by rural Pennsylvania's ranking Republican on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.
Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Centre, introduced a blueprint last week on how digital commodity markets should be regulated, an issue gnawing at the industry as the government tries to apply older traditional banking frameworks to the 21st-century digital representations of value.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement after the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) virtual briefing for public officials on the I-80 North Fork bridges tolling project in Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District:
WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement after passage of H.R. 5376: