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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-15th District, and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8th District, have introduced the Abandoned Mine Land Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4248) to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) trust fund.
According to a news release from Thompson's office, the bill will clean abandoned coal mines and foster economic development in communities that have been impacted by their closure.
Congressman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee and former Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, lauded the end of the Waters of the United States Rule.
The Environment Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers announced the end of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule on Thursday.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson, a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee and former Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, released the following statement after the Environment Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers announced the end of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule:
Two Pennsylvania congressmen, including Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, have introduced legislation to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land trust fund established 42 years ago.
Thompson, whose 15th District includes Indiana County, and Eighth District U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Lackawanna County, are co-sponsors of House of Representatives or H.R. 4248, the Abandoned Mine Land Reauthorization Act.
Washington, DC – Last night, Representatives Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (PA-15) and Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced H.R.4248, the Abandoned Mine Land Reauthorization Act to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) trust fund, originally established in 1977 via the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. The bill will not only clean up abandoned coal mines, but foster economic development in communities who have been impacted by their closure.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson announced the Cresson Volunteer Fire Company as the recipient of an $11,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Economic Impact Initiative Grant. The funds will be used to complete much needed repairs to the facility.
Back-to-school season is giving some Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers a chance to renew their fight for whole milk in schools.
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) are pushing to get whole and 2% milk back in schools. Those varieties were banned under the Obama administration nutrition guidelines. Currently, schools can only serve skim or 1% milk. The 1% option was allowed just last year when the U.S. Department of Agriculture removed that ban.
"This site here in Warren County. This is about national security."
And a desire to "identify concerns" and see how manufacturers "interface" with the federal government brought Congressman Glenn Thompson to Ellwood National Forge on Tuesday morning.
The visit was an opportunity for Thompson to meet with a number of Ellwood officials, specifically to discuss the company's role in the supply chain for the Department of Defense.
"We want people to know what we do," David Barensfeld, former CEO and current board chair said. "We're proud of it. Our company has evolved."
Living up to their bright red "Polk Center Strong" T-shirts, a throng of more than 500 area residents rallied Monday morning in Franklin to protest the proposed closing of Polk State Center.
The gathering in front of the Venango County Courthouse, an event coordinated by the AFSCME labor union, area legislators and the Franklin and Venango Area Chambers of Commerce, was focused on opposing the pending shutdown of the center.
Franklin, Pa. — U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson issued the following statement today after attending a rally at the Courthouse in Franklin in response to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services' decision to close the Polk State Center, an immediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities, located in Venango County: