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April 7, 2015

Coalport, PA – Today, Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05) announced that the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded a federal grant in the amount of $591,469.00 to Glendale Area Medical Association, Inc. in Coalport.

April 1, 2015

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (PA-05) issued this statement following the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) decision to list the Northern Long-Eared Bat (NLEB) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA):

March 27, 2015

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, and Ranking Member Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), have introduced H. Con. Res. 30, a resolution supporting the designation of 2015 as the International Year of Soils and supporting locally led soil conservation.

Issues:Agriculture
March 26, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05) issued this statement following passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act:

“Today, the House passed a historic, bipartisan bill that will put an end to the flawed Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

For more than a decade, Congress has continually used a band-aid to address the Sustainable Growth Rate, rather than offering permanent reforms.

Issues:Healthcare
March 25, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05) issued this statement following passage of H. Con. Res. 27, the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution:

“This budget proposal will serve as a strong blueprint to put our country on a long term path to fiscal responsibility and sustainability.

March 23, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05) issued this statement following President Obama’s proposed regulations on hydraulic fracturing:

“As one of the top producers of natural gas, Pennsylvania’s success has been made possible due to technological advancements and safety regulations administered at the state level, rather than adding an additional layer of bureaucracy from the federal government.