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Pittston, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today welcomed Ball Corporation’s announcement that the company will build a new aluminum beverage packaging plant in Pittston, creating 230 new manufacturing jobs through an investment of more than $300 million over multiple years.
Eighth Congressional District, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that seven first responder agencies will be awarded a total of $733,921.38 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Program (AFG) to be used for operations and safety equipment.
Wilkes-Barre, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced a $600,000 grant to the Domestic Violence Service Center through the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today voted in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Delivering for America Act, legislation he co-sponsored to ensure the U.S. Postal Service continues to deliver mail efficiently during the pandemic. It now advances to the U.S. Senate.
Eighth Congressional District, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) held a virtual meeting with a Northeastern Pennsylvania resident to discuss how he is working to ensure the U.S. Postal Service continues to deliver mail efficiently, as millions of Americans will count on the mail to enable them to vote safely from home amid the pandemic.
Hazleton, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that CAN DO, Inc. will receive a $83,750 grant awarded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Development Program. The Rural Business Development Grant program provides technical assistance and training for small rural businesses in Pennsylvania.
Hazleton, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the City of Hazleton received a $10 million federal grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Program for site improvements and new buses.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Madeleine Dean (PA-04) will introduce the Payments for the People Act, which would send quarterly payments to families until national unemployment is below 5.5 percent.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) voted to pass the second fiscal year 2021 “minibus” appropriations package on the House floor. It now advances to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) voted to pass the first fiscal year 2021 “minibus” appropriations package on the House floor.
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Scranton natives — I’ll call them Robert and Linda — both worked full-time jobs and were financially secure until they experienced a series of misfortunes. Not only did the couple lose part of their hard-earned pensions, but they both were denied raises and overtime due to their employers’ financial troubles.
The bridge building U.S. Sen Bob Casey spoke about Thursday had as much to do with politics as infrastructure.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday eviscerating clean-air regulations adopted by the Obama administration, but his expectation that the pass on pollution will revive the coal industry is overly optimistic.
As we enter 2017, I look forward to promoting policies that will benefit working Americans. Over the past year, constituents sent out a clear message: we need to secure our future. In today's economy, a reliable future depends on secure jobs, jobs that pay decent wages and allow people to provide for their families.
The region’s least senior congressman now sits on the U.S. House committee that controls all the federal money.
House Democrats elected U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright to the Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, one of the most powerful panels because it approves spending before the full House does.
Bloomberg BNA
By Sara Hansard | February 24, 2016 6:57PM ET
Feb. 24 (BNA) -- Maryland's insurance commissioner told Bloomberg BNA Feb. 24 he'll look at ways to help nonprofit CO-OPs created under the ACA and other new plans remain viable under the law's risk-sharing programs.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Penn State Schuylkill had a special international guest on Monday with a visit by Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States and Mexico Žygimantas Pavilionis.
BRENDAN GIBBONS, STAFF WRITER
A proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would extend crucial protection to Pennsylvania wetlands, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright said Friday.
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright’s legislation to grant a 1 percent cost-of-living adjustment to 1,809 non-salaried Tobyhanna Army Depot employees and other blue-collar federal workers has been included in the $1.1 trillion appropriations bill that the House is expected to pass today.
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright apparently has done his homework — he received a top grade for his first year in office from an independent government tracking website.
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