Press Releases
Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright and the Sherman Hills Task Force held its first meeting at the Luzerne County Courthouse. Members of the task force participated in a briefing with Jane Vincent, Regional Director of the U.S.
Cost of ACA Repeal for Pennsylvania: 123,600 Consumers in Pennsylvania Would Have Lost an Average Rebate of Approximately $77 per Family
Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright highlighted the tough new rules under the Affordable Care Act that ensure that Americans receive value for their premium dollars. If insurance companies don’t live up to the new standards established by the ACA, insurers have to send consumers a rebate.
Washington – Last week, U.S. Congressmen Matt Cartwright (D-PA-17) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX-27) introduced H.R. 3714, the bipartisan Servicemembers and Veterans Prescription Drug Safety Act, which aims to decrease accidental drug overdoses among servicemembers and veterans by implementing prescription drug take-back programs.
Cost of ACA Repeal for Pennsylvania: Up to 657,000 Children with Pre-existing Conditions in Pennsylvania Would Lose the Protections They Have Now
Washington – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright released figures highlighting the number of children in Pennsylvania with pre-existing conditions who, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, are being protected from discrimination based on their health.
Health centers to help uninsured Americans gain affordable health insurance coverage in Pennsylvania
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S.
Washington – Today, President Obama announced that the federal government will begin to increase its use of renewable energy to 20% by 2020. Below is Congressman Matt Cartwright’s statement on the announcement:
Washington – Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright released the following statement regarding the inspection report on the Sherman Hills complex in Wilkes-Barre recently released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:
Washington – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright introduced the bi-partisan "Wage Grade Employee Parity Act" along with U.S.
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright introduced a resolution that seeks to amend the House Rules to require a reading of the names of members of the Armed Forces who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations. The bipartisan resolution was introduced with the support of 16 colleagues, 8 Republican and 8 Democratic.