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Dairy farmers have never had an easy job, but it's no secret that life has been particularly hard the past few years.
Low prices. Cost cutting. Bad weather. Sleepless nights.
It's enough to make a dairy farmer lose hope, and indeed, thousands have decided that the best path for their family is to sell the cows.
But dairy farming hasn't gone the way of the dinosaurs.
There are still 12,800 dairy farms in the Northeast, more than twice the number of Walmarts in the entire U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) andintroduced the End All Hazing Act to eradicate hazing on college campuses. The bill amends the Higher Education Act to prevent incidents of hazing by ensuring increased campus-wide transparency and accountability for all student organizations.
The annual Showcase for Commerce trade show brings exposure and connectivity to our region's business community.
The defense industry expo also brings a lot of dollars for local companies.
As our Mark Pesto reported, among the contracts announced Friday were these:
• $7.5 million for JWF Defense Systems to produce support equipment for strategic defense program for Lockheed Martin Space; and $1.5 million award from BAE Systems to JWF Defense Systems for work on an armored-vehicle project, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Increased Crew Protection Cab program.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Congressman Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (PA-15) introduced the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019—bipartisan legislation to expand milk options for students and reverse the decline of milk consumption in schools.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) introduced H. Con. Res. 42, a Resolution to ensure that countries that enter into trade agreements with the United States provide transparent and efficient support in the research and recovery efforts of our nation's missing service members.
Reps. Thompson and Connolly introduced the resolution in advance of Memorial Day Weekend, when the nation pays tribute to our fallen veterans who never returned home.
WASHINGTON – Last week during Infrastructure Week, Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and CTE caucus co-chairs Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) introduced bipartisan H.R. 2831, the Building U.S.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today announced $1.2 million in federal funding that will construct 2,087 feet of new access roads to the upgraded Penn Highlands DuBois East Behavioral Health campus.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today announced $980,000 in federal funding to design and construct an access road for a future 65-acre business park development in Cambria County.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson will host a Town Hall meeting on Monday, May 13, 2019, at the American Philatelic Society in Bellefonte, Pa.
Residents of the 15th Congressional District are invited to register for the event at http://thompson.house.gov/gttownhall. Registration will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.