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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, PA-5, today voted to support H.R. 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act, which passed the House by a vote of 225 to 188. The legislation, composed of three separate bills, seeks to modernize existing federal law and increase the role of the states in environmental cleanups under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). “Passage of H.R. 2279 will protect businesses and local municipalities from expensive and duplicative federal hazardous substance cleanup requirements, which stands to help the 17 Superfund sites in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District,” stated Rep. Thompson. “Additionally, these reforms will prevent EPA regulations, which the agency admits are overly burdensome and costly, from preempting state requirements pertaining to hazardous substances.” Included in the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act: · H.R. 2279, which pr...

Washington, D.C. – Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of H.R. 4, a measure repealing the authority of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to require that businesses report every expense they incur over $600. The 1099 reporting requirement was enacted as part the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the health care reform law originally passed in March of 2009 – and commonly referred to as Obamacare. The measure passed the Senate today with a bipartisan vote of 87 to 12. “Today’s vote to repeal the 1099 IRS reporting requirement is a major victory for small businesses and job creators in the Commonwealth and across the country. The Senate made the right choice in passing this bipartisan, common sense reform, which I and so many others in the House have been working on over the last year. President Obama should promptly sign this repeal into law to avoid death by a 1000 paper cuts for Pennsylvania’s small business...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard an original cosponsor of H.R. 4, a measure repealing the authority of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to require that businesses report every expense they incur over $600, voted in favor of the bill earlier today. Passage of H.R. 4, which gained unanimous support from House Republicans and 76 Democrats, comes as federal courts continue to challenge the new law, with most recently a U.S. District Court ruling the health care law unconstitutional. Thompson issued the following statement after final passage: “Many of my initial concerns are now becoming a reality as this law has caused great uncertainty for businesses. The 1099 requirement would be death by a 1000 paper cuts for Pennsylvania’s small businesses. Any typical small business in a given year may have hundreds of vendors and be faced with thousands of transactions, and these burdensome regulations hamper job growth and undermine our path to economic recover...

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today learned he has been appointed to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the House Natural Resources Committee. This appointment follows Thompson’s recent appointment to the full House Natural Resources Committee and reappointment to the full House Agriculture and Education & Labor Committees. “This assignment is a huge win for the people of Pennsylvania’s 5th District,” said Thompson. “On the Energy & Minerals Subcommittee, I will have the opportunity to represent the local economies of rural Pennsylvania that have benefited greatly from the Marcellus Natural Gas Play and other resources located in the 5th District and nationwide. I look forward to advancing responsible resource management and development policies for the betterment of the country,” added Thompson. The House Natural Resource Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources has specific jurisdiction over our nation’s energy production and...

Gulfstream International has announced that it will receive $8.5 million in federal subsidies as part of the Essential Air Service Program. Earlier this month, the US Department of Transportation awarded Gulfstream new two-year contracts as the EAS provider provider for Bradford, DuBois, Franklin/Oil City, Jamestown, New York, and Pakersburg, West Virginia. At that time, Bradford Regional Airport Director Tom Frungillo said the airport authority is looking forward to continuing to work with Gulfstream. He added, “Marcellus Shale development is currently leading to expanded service. Any future opportunities that may arise for new markets and destinations would also create additional passenger growth - and would be greatly welcomed.” Read the earlier news release here: September 10, 2010 Thompson Announces Continuation of Gulfstream Airlines Service at Bradford, Dubois and Franklin Airports Washington, D.C.—Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today announced that the U.S. Departm...

U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson on Tuesday joined his colleagues in the American Energy Solutions Group in a public summit to oppose what he called "the Democrat’s misguided national energy tax," called Cap and Trade. “The truth behind the cap and tax plan is that it will lead to more taxes, fewer jobs, and more government intrusion,” said Thompson. “It won’t just raise the price of gas at the pumps and increase our home heating and cooling bills—but it will increase the cost of every product and service on which we rely.” Testifying at the summit, Dr. Gabriel Calzada Alvarez of King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain, denied that green jobs in his country had been a success story as President Obama has suggested. Calzada said that 2.2 jobs were lost for every one green job created. The price of energy in his country has gone up 31 percent and the system has been unreliable with blackouts leading some producers to move their plants to other countries. Spain’...