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Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today took his resolution honoring the Penn State women’s volleyball team on winning the 2009 NCAA Division I national championship, to the floor of the House of Representatives where it passed by unanimous consent.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today told four members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation that the Transportation Department had been reviewing PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s application for federal tolling authority of Interstate 80 and will “be making a decision very soon.”
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today announced that Alec S. McGlaughlin of State College, has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. Alec is the son of Ronald and Ann McGlaughlin.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today has learned that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has appointed Thompson's nominee, Erick Coolidge of Wellsboro, to the Dairy Advisory Committee created this year within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today joined 13 members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly for a briefing with the Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, to let them know of their strong opposition to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s recent application to toll I-80.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today said he was happy to join his Small Business Committee colleague Rep. Bobby Bright, D-AL, in introducing a bipartisan bill to assist small businesses.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today issued the following statement after Judge Sean McLaughlin of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued an injunction lifting the ban on drilling permits in the Allegheny National Forest:
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today reiterated his opposition to tolling Interstate 80 in a letter to Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. He strongly protested Pennsylvania’s application to implement tolls on Interstate 80, and urged the Secretary to reject the application.
Washington, D.C. — Co-Vice Chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Rural Caucus, U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today had an opportunity to meet with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski on the National Broadband Plan and how it can benefit rural communities.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today sent a letter to the Allegheny National Forest Supervisor Leanne Marten asking that all meetings on the Transition Environmental Impact Statement (TEIS) be open to the public.