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Thompson, Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County President Attend Joint Session

  Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today invited Vern Squier, President of the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County (CBICC), to attend a Joint Meeting of Congress with South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak. Before the Joint Session...

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Congratulating Penn State on NASA's Green Flight Challenge

Congratulating Penn State on NASA's Green Flight Challenge

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What They Are Saying: All Children Are Equal (ACE) Act

An unlikely ally, the Center for American Progress (CAP) today wrote a great article on the ACE Act, bipartisan legislation I recently introduced to address inequities with Title I education funding. Most recently authorized under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Title I dollars support children...

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Response: Let EPA Do Its Job

Today’s letter, “ Let EPA do its job ,” states that “some in Congress are intent on handcuffing, crippling and blocking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to reduce harmful air pollution.” This claim is wildly misinformed. In February, ...

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Commending Career And Technical Education Graduates of CPI

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Memorial Day: Fulfilling Our Commitments to America’s Wounded Warriors

Memorial Day is one day a year where we come together as a nation to recognize the sacrifice of the hundreds of thousands of men and women who have given their lives in defense of our country.  As we approach this special day, I wanted to make sure everyone was aware that yesterday the U.S. ...

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Response to a Recent Letter to the Editor

Those who have closely followed my career in Congress have a clear picture of how I make decisions.  Nonetheless, the author of a recent letter in the CDT claimed to have been following my ‘rhetoric’ and my voting record, adding that he could detect “no sign”...

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Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden

With the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, I want to commend and thank our military, intelligence community, and special operation forces for their hard work and determination over the years that led to this success.  I also want to commend President Obama and his team, as well as ...

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Response: "New era for Medicare, Medicaid"

A recent letter to the editor, “ New era for Medicare, Medicaid ,” claims Republicans “voted to end Medicare and Medicaid as we know them.” This quote, taken directly from the President’s speech on April 15th, could not be further from the truth.  According...