When announcing his re-election campaign, Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) said he takes his “responsibility to be your voice and your vote with a commitment to service, leadership, and problem-solving.” That sounds good. But his record tells a different story.

As Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, Thompson should be leading at a time of real strain in farm country. Instead, he has remained silent after receiving a letter from a bipartisan coalition of 27 agricultural leaders warning that current economic conditions and Trump administration policies could trigger “a widespread collapse of American agriculture.” The coalition urged Congress to act.

Thompson has offered no concrete plan in response. No public proposal. No clear solutions.

On health care, his lack of concern for Pennsylvanians continues. Thompson voted for spending legislation that reduces Medicaid funding, putting coverage at risk for roughly 15,000 people in our district and increasing financial pressure on rural hospitals.

He opposed extending subsidies for people who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (known as Pennie here). As a result, Pennsylvanians saw huge premium increases, and 85,000 dropped coverage.

That number will only increase as more struggling families forego health coverage in order to pay for rising rent, food and utilities.

Leadership requires more than campaign slogans. It requires positive action. On agriculture, on health care, and on the economic pressures facing working families, Representative Thompson hasn’t delivered.

We’ve had enough empty words and harmful actions. Thompson doesn’t deserve another term. We deserve better.

BEVERLY CROW

State College

Submitted by Virtual Newsroom