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Glenn William Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Thompson has focused on issues such as agriculture, healthcare, and veterans' affairs during his time in office. He has been involved in various legislative efforts aimed at supporting rural communities and promoting economic growth in Pennsylvania. Thompson has also served on several committees, contributing to discussions on national policy and local concerns.
I thank my colleague for the time to speak regarding this important legislation, which I believe would help relieve the overregulation that we have seen in recent years in the coal industry. The coal mining industry has supported countless…
We are having an honest dialogue, just like some other folks had an honest dialogue over the weekend.
If we do a cookie cutter solution, at the end of the day, with our reauthorization of SNAP, we have failed.
I prefer to see SNAP, actually, the purpose of it is not so much a program, but a pathway.
This week marked the retirement of John Guerriero, who has covered politics for the Erie Times-News for more than three decades. John joined the Times-News in 1981 after graduating from college. John's stories have focused on just about…
Yesterday, I was proud to vote in favor of the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, which repeals the Affordable Care Act, or the ACA. With yesterday's passage of the bill, it marks the first time repeal of the ACA…
As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I am proud to rise in recognition of the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show, which starts this weekend in the Commonwealth's State capital of Harrisburg. Agriculture is so important to our Nation's…
This is the season of giving. Today I rise in recognition of a community in Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District, which banded together after a fire destroyed the home of a local charity. On the evening of December 12, flames ripped…
Recent Iranian ballistic missile tests in direct violation of sanctions by the United Nations show that this regime cannot be trusted. This week a panel of experts from the United Nations confirmed that the tests in October and November…
This week the Government Accountability Office, or GAO, found that the Environmental Protection Agency broke Federal laws by promoting its highly controversial waters of the United States rule. While I agree that the Clean Water Act needs…
This rule changes the requirements for a person to be considered actively engaged in farming for the purpose of payment eligibility for certain Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) programs.
Just a few minutes ago I returned from the White House, where President Barack Obama signed historic reforms for elementary and secondary education into law. I was proud to serve on the conference committee that was responsible for…
I thank the gentleman. I thank you for your leadership and bringing your expertise to Washington. It is great to serve with you, and I appreciate all the leadership that you are showing, not just on this issue but so many different issues…
I appreciate that. Mr. Speaker, I have one last category I want to cover here, and that is how we increase the markets, because you have to have a place to sell timber that is harvested. There are a number of things that we can do. Just…
I appreciate the gentleman's perspective on that. The Equal Access to Justice Act was a righteous piece of legislation when it was passed. But it was passed to be able to protect those who are kind of landowners, who were the big…
As chairman of the House Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, I am pleased to open this Special Order to discuss forest management and wildfires. Over the course of this year, many Western States, including Alaska, have gone through…
I thank the gentleman for lending your passion and your knowledge to this important debate tonight. And I share your hope, that we raise the level of awareness. We are talking a lot about western forests, but I have to tell you, having an…
I thank the gentlewoman, who is a great ranking member on the subcommittee, for all of her work and for her comments and words this evening. Mr. Speaker, having served on the subcommittee with the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Schrader), he…
You should be ashamed of the Department of the Interior for becoming complicit in what appears to be the EPA's negligence.
If we cannot get those basic critical facts straight, how can we make the argument that the Federal Government is the appropriate party to clean up these mines?
Late last month President Barack Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015, otherwise known as the NDAA. Included in the legislation was language directing the United States Department of Defense to study a…
Today I want to recognize a student from Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District who is giving back to her community while helping our environment. Kara Eckert, who is a senior at State College Area High School, teamed up with a waste…
Next February, more than 700 students from Penn State University will come together for the university's annual dance marathon, otherwise known as THON. This event is the culmination of a huge fundraising effort for the Four Diamonds Fund…
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