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WASHINGTON, DC– Today, the U.S. Senate acquitted President Donald J. Trump of both articles of impeachment. Following the vote, Congressman Glenn 'GT' Thompson issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC– Congressman Glenn 'GT' Thompsonissued the following statement tonight in regards to President Donald J. Trump's third State of the Union address:
"President Trump's vision for America is bold, future-focused, and packed with common sense solutions to our greatest challenges.
Since taking office, the President has been delivering on historic trade deals, combatting the national opioid epidemic, securing our southern border, and rebuilding our national defense.
Thursday, at an event at the US Army Corp of Engineers' Pittsburgh District Office, EPA Regional Administrator Cosmo Servidio, USACE Deputy Commander Jon Klink, and Representative Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., celebrated the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. The rule provides a new, clear definition for "waters of the United States" — delivering on President Trump's promise to finalize a revised definition for "waters of the United States" that protects the nation's navigable waters from pollution and will result in economic growth across the country.
Harry "Bus" Amigh died, far away from his Jackson Township home, fighting in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, deserving of several medals that the nation bestows upon those who courageously serve in combat.
But – to this day – his brother, James Amigh, does not know why the family never got them.
Almost seven full decades have passed since Amigh was mortally wounded during the Korean War on Nov. 28, 1950. And, now, his family finally has the honors due to him.
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson on Friday co-introduced a bipartisan bill to better support kinship caregivers who are primary caregivers for children exposed to substances abuse and trauma, according to a news release from Thompson's office.
Thompson, R-15th District, was joined in co-sponsorship of the Help Grand-families Prevent Child Abuse Act by Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, a Democrat from Delaware County in eastern Pennsylvania.
The legislation would:
While the area's Republican legislators applauded President Donald Trump's use of force in the Middle East, another Senator questions the imminent threat posed by the slain Iranian general.
"I don't think we escalated anything," said Rep. Fred Keller, R-Kreamer. "We responded to attacks on Americans and American interests."
The president's response was "measured," as he took advice from military and his administration, said Keller.
The United States killed Iran's top general and the architect of Tehran's proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad's international airport early on Friday, an attack that threatens to dramatically ratchet up tensions in the region.
The targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, could draw forceful Iranian retaliation against American interests in the region and spiral into a far larger conflict between the U.S. and Iran, endangering U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria and beyond.
HOWARD, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson will host a public forum at the 104th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Saturday, January 4, 2020. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Susquehanna and Delaware Rooms at the Farm Show Complex.
For more than a century, farmers have gathered each January at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa. This week-long event is the largest indoor agricultural exposition in the nation, showcasing more than 6,000 animals and featuring more than 10,000 exhibits.
The U.S. House of Representatives was in session for nearly 12 hours on Wednesday.
The Congressman who represents Warren County, Republican Glenn Thompson, was afforded the opportunity to speak for 30 seconds amid the hours of debate that resulted in the House of Representatives approving two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, just the third time in the nation's history that the House has taken such action.
Thompson spoke briefly just over nine hours after the House gaveled in for the day.
HOWARD, Pa. – Today, Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson announced that Mr. Braden Zukowski of Saxonburg, has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.
Braden Zukowski is a senior at Knoch High School, and he is the son of Brad Zukowski and Shauna Braun-Zukowski.