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Washington, DC – Legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) that will protect the rights of private mineral owners in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) was the subject of a hearing Tuesday by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) voted in favor of the No Rate Regulation of Internet Access Act (H.R. 2666), which forbids the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the retail rates of internet service providers (ISPs). The legislation passed in the House by a vote of 241 to 173.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (PA-5) issued a reminder to students that one week remains to enter the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. As in years past, the winning piece of artwork from each congressional district across the country will be displayed on exhibit in the U.S. Capitol for a year.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5), a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, welcomed Pennsylvania State Rep. Marty Causer (PA-67^th Legislative District) to Capitol Hill for a committee hearing focused on the importance of the oil and natural gas industry, especially in rural areas.

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) today applauded the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for making changes to their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system. The long overdue change will encourage more wood use in building construction.

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) today expressed relief that the Commonwealth’s 267 day budget impasse will soon come to an end, after Gov. Wolf announced that he will not veto a recently passed funding bill. Included in the legislation is funding for school districts across the Commonwealth and for nonprofit agencies, which have both struggled during the impasse. Federally-appropriated funding will also be released for Penn State Extension, which faced the possibility of 1,100 layoffs as soon as May 1^st.

Washington, DC – Today, on the 261^st day of Pennsylvania’s state budget impasse, U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) and members of Congress from Pennsylvania called upon Gov. Wolf to release federally-appropriated funds that support the Commonwealth’s largest industry, agriculture. In particular, the funds are essential to operations of the Penn State Extension offices, which support agricultural services and education in all 67 counties.

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) voted in favor of H.R. 3797, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act. The legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 231 to 183, addresses U.S. Department of Environmental Protection (EPA) regulations placed on coal refuse-to-energy, or waste coal, power plants across the nation. The majority of those plants, 14 of 19, are located in Pennsylvania.