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Washington, DC – Legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) that will protect the rights of private mineral owners in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) was approved today on a bipartisan basis by the House Natural Resources Committee.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) and Sen. Pat Toomey (PA) today announced that President Barack Obama has signed into law H.R. 433. The measure designates the Post Office in Knox, Clarion County, as the Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office. McGinnis lost his life in the line of duty on Dec.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) today voted in favor of H.R. 5278, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), which passed the House with bipartisan support by a margin of 297 to 127.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Ms. Hannah Milliron, of Otto Township, McKean County, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Hannah is the daughter of Kathleen and the late Bruce Milliron.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) named U.S. Rep.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Ms. Alexandra Treglia, of State College, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Alexandra is the daughter of Ann and Stephen Treglia. She is also the granddaughter of Ruth Novack of Altoona.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Mr. Bryce Town of Sigel, Jefferson County, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Bryce is the son of James and Annette Town.
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 433, to designate the Post Office in Knox, Clarion County as the Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office. McGinnis was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 4,
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) this evening voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDDA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 4909), which passed the House by a vote of 277 to 147.
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, along with U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and eight additional members of the Pennsylvania delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday voiced concerns with the rule...
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., on Friday announced a Community Outreach Open House to highlight economic opportunities associated with the East Branch Rehabilitation Project that will be held in Ridgeway from...
"Leaders in Pennsylvania's natural resource industries contend that offering federal protections to a cave-dwelling bat would cripple the economy and cost jobs.
"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..."
A bill that could help curb suicide rates in the military is making its way to the U.S. Senate, thanks in part to the work of a pair of Pennsylvania’s legislators. The Mental Evaluation Parity for Service Members Act has been championed by both Republican Sen. Pat Toomey and Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township.
Nearly one in five Army soldiers enters the service with a psychiatric disorder, and nearly half of all soldiers who tried suicide first attempted it before enlisting, according to recent Army reports...
"We lost a lot of our manufacturing jobs after World War II, up through the '60s and early '70s. We have the capability now, with the affordable energy supply in shale gas, to be able to regenerate those jobs again...
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, gained more support for a bill he’s been involved with since last year, when four other lawmakers introduced the same bill Thursday in the Senate to help those living with disabilities have more control over their futures...
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Howard, questioned Joseph Pizarchik, director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior, on the lack of transparency governing of the rulemaking process and the potential for huge economic losses under the new regulation...