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June 11, 2018

WASHINGTONU.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today announced that the Pennsylvania State University has been awarded more than $2.5 million to spearhead a multi-university transportation research program.

June 7, 2018

WASHINGTONU.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA), Gwen S. Moore (D-WI), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) this week introduced a bill to reauthorize services and support for victims of domestic violence.

June 6, 2018

WASHINGTONU.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today applauded the VA MISSION Act becoming law after President Donald J. Trump signed it this afternoon.

The VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act takes the following action at the Department of Veterans Affairs:

June 5, 2018

WASHINGTONU.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today announced that PennDOT has been awarded more than $35 million to construct a high-speed interchange at I-99/I-80 in Centre County.

Rep. Thompson, who has been an ardent supporter of the project, has consistently advocated for PennDOT's application for federal discretionary funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program. The total grant award is $35,110,410.

June 4, 2018

DUBOIS - Google paid a visit to Clearfield County Monday to deliver a program called the Computer Science (CS) First Roadshow.

Their final stop for the 2017-18 school year was at the DuBois Area Middle School.

May 24, 2018

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, which boosts defense spending, increases military personnel and gives a pay raise to our troops.

NDAA is an annual bill that authorizes some of the most basic and essential responsibilities of Congress – such as funding our Armed Forces and national defenses and paying the salaries of our servicemen and women. It passed by a vote of 351-66.

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Austin Andres
May 22, 2018

BELLEFONTE, Pa.U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today, announced that Mr. Austin Andres of Franklin, Pa. has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

May 9, 2018

U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson wrote the following op-ed for PennLive/The Patriot-News:

When my wife, Penny, and I were just starting out in the early 1980s, like many young couples, we struggled to make ends meet.

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May 8, 2018

WASHINGTONU.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly referred to as the Iran Nuclear Deal:

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May 3, 2018

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.