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Thanking Those Who Serve: Dedicating the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge of Jefferson County

Nov 1, 2012 Blog

Last week, I was in Brookville, Pa., for the dedication of the "Purple Heart Memorial Bridge of Jefferson County." Central Pennsylvania is home to so many active service members and veterans...

Thompson Times November Newsletter (2012)

Nov 1, 2012 Newsletter

As we approach the next election, I wanted to offer a brief recap of the 112th Congress. While the last two years have resulted in a long list of legislative successes, in which House Republicans haven’t been afraid to take bold steps to address our country’s biggest challenges...

Key Issues

Agriculture Issues

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Agriculture is Pennsylvania’s number one industry and plays a key role in economic development of rural communities throughout the Commonwealth...

Education

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Education serves an important role in both our lives and in our society. Working to ensure access to high quality and affordable education for more students, including those in our rural communities, has been a fundamental priority of mine in Congress...

Op-Ed: EPA's war on consumers, affordable electricity and jobs

While most agree that the coal industry has faced challenges, especially under current economic conditions, the argument that people are shutting down coal power plants because gas is cheaper just doesn’t hold water. Why? Coal is by far the cheapest source of electricity. So if cost isn’t the reason, what is?...
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Thompson bill would speed disability payments to wounded troops

A bipartisan bill promises to speed disability payments to troops wounded in Afghanistan…Inspired by chats with wounded troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Centre County, has proposed HR 6445, the Recovering Service Members Disability Benefits Act…
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Thompson, Schrader Introduce Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012

Legislation opens new product market opportunities for American forestry producers by allowing their products to qualify for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Biobased Markets Program...
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Thompson: Two Years Later, Healthcare Law’s Broken Promises and Uncertainty Continue (Erie Times)

While the court’s decision is yet to be made, the verdict has already been cast by the countless American families and small businesses that simply cannot afford the Affordable Care Act...
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