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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Mr. Ryan Evanko of Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Ryan is the son of Michael and Beth Evanko and is currently a student at Penn State Altoona.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced the 5th District winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. The annual competition allows young artists to submit their work before an independent panel. The first place winner has the opportunity to have his or her artwork on display in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Mr. Darren Keglovits of Coudersport, Potter County, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Darren is the son of Erik and Christie Keglovits.
Washington, DC – Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5), a senior member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, provided the following comments upon news that President Barack Obama has signed a reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) into law. The law, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the House and Senate is vital for home and community-
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 the subject of a hearing Tuesday by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) voted in favor of the No Rate Regulation of Internet Access Act (H.R. 2666), which forbids the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the retail rates of internet service providers (ISPs). The legislation passed in the House by a vote of 241 to 173.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) issued a reminder to students that one week remains to enter the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. As in years past, the winning piece of artwork from each congressional district across the country will be displayed on exhibit in the U.S. Capitol for a year.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5), a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, welcomed Pennsylvania State Rep. Marty Causer (PA-67th Legislative District) to Capitol Hill for a committee hearing focused on the importance of the oil and natural gas industry, especially in rural areas.
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U.S. Rep. Glenn 'GT' Thompson today was joined by 11 members of Congress from Pennsylvania in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, requesting this state be exempted from a requirement under the president's 2010 healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
"The VETS Act would do for the VA what the STEP Act purports to do for the DOD–expand patients’ access to efficient, cost-effective, and potentially life-saving treatment by expanding the number of providers who can treat patients via telemedicine…”
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson said Tuesday he hopes a bill he’s been working on for about a year would give those living with disabilities more control over their futures...
The bill by Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) would allow those materials to qualify in the Agriculture Department's BioPreferred Program...
The U.S. House passed H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act, a bill to prioritize the legal immigration status for foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) degrees...
Lawmakers from Pennsylvania on Monday urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider creating a separate subcategory for power plants that convert coal refuse into energy...