Press Releases
Scranton, PA – Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright proudly announced the nomination of 7 students from Northampton County for appointments to the United States Service Academies. Each student nominated by Congressman Cartwright will go through the academies' competitive application process. If offered an appointment, the students will join their respective academy's class of 2
Washington – This evening, Pennsylvania Congressman Matt Cartwright issued the following statement in advance of President Obama’s State of the Union Address:
Democrats Will Keep Up the Fight to Help 87,622 People in Pennsylvania Looking for Work
Washington – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright offered an amendment during the House Committee on Natural Resources full committee business hearing. Although the amendment had bipartisan support, it failed by a vote of 26-14.
Washington – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright released the following statement after the release of the fiscal year 2014 consolidated appropriations bill. The bill meets the terms set by the Ryan-Murray budget agreement, providing $1.012 trillion for the operation of the federal government and avoiding a government shutdown:
Washington – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that $3 million has been obligated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANta). The Federal Transit Administration is the DOT agency disbursing the funds.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Matt Cartwright issued the following statement after the Senate voted to begin consideration of a bipartisan three-month extension of unemployment insurance (S. 1845) on a vote of 60 to 37:
Fifty years ago today, in his first State of the Union speech, President Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America.” Speaking less than two months after the assassination of President Kennedy, Johnson called on Congress to build upon Kennedy’s call to pioneer a “New Frontier” and deal directly with questions of “poverty and surplus” that America had never adequately answered
Washington – Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S.