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June 15, 2016

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) and Sen. Pat Toomey (PA) today announced that President Barack Obama has signed into law H.R. 433. The measure designates the Post Office in Knox, Clarion County, as the Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office. McGinnis lost his life in the line of duty on Dec. 4, 2006, while serving with the Army in Iraq. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President George W. Bush in 2008.

June 9, 2016

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) today voted in favor of H.R. 5278, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), which passed the House with bipartisan support by a margin of 297 to 127.

June 1, 2016

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Ms. Hannah Milliron, of Otto Township, McKean County, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Hannah is the daughter of Kathleen and the late Bruce Milliron.

May 26, 2016

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) named U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) as one of 24 House Republican lawmakers to serve on a bipartisan conference committee responsible for producing final legislation to modernize America’s energy laws. The conference for “The Energy Modernization Act of 2016” (S.2012) with House and Senate lawmakers will lead to the creation of the first comprehensive energy package in nearly 10 years.

In announcing the conference committee, Ryan said, in part:

May 24, 2016

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Ms. Alexandra Treglia, of State College, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Alexandra is the daughter of Ann and Stephen Treglia. She is also the granddaughter of Ruth Novack of Altoona.

May 24, 2016

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) announced that Mr. Bryce Town of Sigel, Jefferson County, has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Bryce is the son of James and Annette Town.

May 24, 2016

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.