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Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 433, to designate the Post Office in Knox, Clarion County as the Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office. McGinnis was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 4,

2006, while serving with the Army in Iraq. In 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President George W. Bush.

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) this evening voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDDA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 4909), which passed the House by a vote of 277 to 147.

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, held a hearing focused on the effect of environmental regulations and voluntary conservation programs on rural farms across the nation. This is the first hearing in the Focus on the Farm Economy series, where the House Agriculture Committee’s six subcommittees will examine the growing influence of the federal government on rural farms.

On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) voted in favor of more than a dozen bills intended to turn the tide against the nationwide epidemic of opioid and heroin addiction. The package of bills constitutes the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (S.524). Thompson has been active in addressing the issue as a member of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Mr. Ryan Evanko of Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Ryan is the son of Michael and Beth Evanko and is currently a student at Penn State Altoona.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced the 5^th District winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. The annual competition allows young artists to submit their work before an independent panel. The first place winner has the opportunity to have his or her artwork on display in the U.S. Capitol for one year. The second place artist will have their work displayed in Thompson’s Washington, D.C. office, while the artwork which placed third will be displayed at one of his district offices.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Mr. Darren Keglovits of Coudersport, Potter County, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Darren is the son of Erik and Christie Keglovits.

“Darren has proven that he knows the value of hard work, ranking at the top of his class, volunteering in his community and lettering in several varsity sports,” Thompson said. “I know that same work ethic will be essential to his future success in the U.S. Naval Academy.”

Washington, DC – Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5), a senior member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, provided the following comments upon news that President Barack Obama has signed a reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) into law. The law, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the House and Senate is vital for home and community-based services to continue for older adults across the nation.