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Several injured at Congressional Baseball Team practice this morning

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson issued the following statement in response to reports that Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), two Capitol Police officers and a staff member having been shot this morning during a Congressional Baseball Team practice in Alexandria, Va.:

House passes the VA Accountability & Whistleblower Protection Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted in favor of increasing the accountability of Department of Veterans Affairs employees and protecting those who sound the alarm on agency problems.

Congressional staff office hours to take place Wednesday in DuBois

DUBOIS, PA – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today, announced that his staff will host constituent office hours on Wednesday, June 7 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 would shield Medicare patients from fraud and abuse

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) this week introduced H.R. 2599, the Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2017, legislation that will provide much needed protections for Medicare beneficiaries and other patients receiving prosthetic and orthotic services.

Resolution ensures trade partners are active in recovery efforts

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05) and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) introduced H. Con. Res. 61, a resolution to ensure transparency and cooperation from countries that enter into future trade deals with the United States, in the research and recovery efforts of our nation’s missing service members.

Thompson: We need to ‘restore rungs on the ladder of opportunity’

WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Education and the Workforce this week unanimously approved U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson’s bipartisan legislation to improve career and technical education (CTE).