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BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today announced the winner of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition: Ms. Megan Smith, a 12th-grader at Bellefonte Area High School.

Ms. Smith, of Bellefonte, won for her mixed-media drawing titled "Spoons." An independent panel of judges selected Ms. Smith's work from 39 entries, which is one of the largest groups of students to participate in Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District art competition.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today pushed back on an attempt to eliminate federal funding for rural air service as the House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Rep. Thompson's district includes three airports that participate in the Essential Air Service (EAS) Program: Bradford Regional Airport, DuBois Regional Airport, and Venango Regional Airport.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today welcomed a State College constituent to testify before the House Natural Resources Committee on the impact of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA) and Jim Langevin (D-RI) have introduced a bill to modernize the charter of the National FFA Organization (formerly Future Farmers of America) to better reflect agriculture education in the 21st Century.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today voted in favor of moving H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, out of the Agriculture Committee and to consideration before the full House of Representatives.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today, announced that his staff will host constituent office hours from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, April 18 in Huntingdon.

Staff will be available to meet with residents who need assistance with federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the IRS and others.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today joined with Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) and members of the House Agriculture Committee to introduce a new Farm Bill, H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018.