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CDBG funding, HOME grants to aid low- to moderate-income residents

BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today announced more than $807,900 in federal grant funding for State College to help low- to moderate-income residents find suitable housing options and expand economic opportunities.

Project will improve road safety, truck access for airport businesses

BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today announced a more than $500,000 federal grant for to make upgrades to Airport Road in St. Marys. The project will improve community-wide safety and provide better truck and tractor access for existing and future manufacturing facilities at the Airport Industrial Park.

House approves 12 government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2018

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted in favor of funding federal programs for Fiscal Year 2018 before current government funding expires on September 30.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, chairman of the House Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee, supports the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement of a Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) for Texans recovering from Hurricane Harvey.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced today that households who may not normally be eligible under regular SNAP rules may qualify for D-SNAP if they meet the disaster income limits and have qualifying disaster-related expenses.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson issued the following statement on passage of legislation that provides hurricane relief aid, addresses the debt limit, continues to fund the government and extends flood insurance. Rep. Thompson voted in favor of the measure, which was approved by a bipartisan vote of 316-90.

Deadline for Nomination Applications is October 1, 2017

BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today announced October 1, 2017 as the submission deadline for high school seniors to apply for nomination for acceptance into the U.S. Service Academies for 2018.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson issued the following statement on passage of H. Res. 502, which includes $7.9 billion in disaster relief funding for the Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts:

“Today I supported emergency relief for our fellow Americans suffering in Texas from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. The House of Representatives acted swiftly to release disaster funding, and I recognize there is much more to be done.