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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voiced his support in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to ease regulations on coal-fired power plants. In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay on the proposal due to significant legal challenges.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt today issued a notice that the agency would repeal the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, citing concerns that it exceeds agency statutory authority. There have been numerous court challenges to the implementation of Clean Power Plan.
Deadline to submit an app is November 1, 2017
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today encouraged students in Pennsylvania’s Fifth Congressional District to participate in the Congressional App Challenge.
The Congressional App Challenge is a public effort to encourage kids to learn how to code, through annual district-wide competitions hosted by Members of Congress for their district.
Thompson, school leaders announce 5 years of federal funding through Drug Free Communities Support Program for school coalition
LAWRENCE PARK TOWNSHIP, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today joined leaders at the Iroquois School District to announce a five-year federal grant to combat and prevent substance abuse among youth through education and community engagement.
Congressional staff office hours to take place Friday in DuBois
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today, announced that his staff will host constituent office hours on Friday, October 13 in DuBois.
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.
Bill protects energy production, private mineral owners in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson’s bill that protects oil and gas production in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF).
H.R. 2316, the Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act, clarifies existing law relating to energy production in the ANF.
Bill would allow health care professionals to care for more veterans
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today commended the Department of Veterans Affairs for proposing a rule that will allow VA-credentialed health care providers to practice telemedicine across state lines.
Without action, Pennsylvania CHIP funds will be exhausted in February 2018
WASHINGTON – Seventeen Members of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation – on both sides of the aisle – today urged House leaders to quickly act on extending federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Pennsylvania congressmen wrote about the importance of the program in the Commonwealth:
Scalise makes triumphant return to Capitol after June shooting
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today welcomed back his friend and colleague U.S. Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA), the Republican Majority Whip, three months after he was shot by an attacker during a Congressional Baseball Team practice in northern Virginia.
Thompson, PA Representatives submit letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on flawed rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rescind the flawed “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule.