Press Releases
Washington – Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced that the Catholic Social Services Diocese of Scranton, Inc. received a $20,763 grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the purchase of a van, which would provide outreach and transportation to homeless veterans.
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- Assistance to Firefighters Grant training for participants to have access to specialists and introductions to potential mentors. Fire departments and first response organizations will receive support to submit the best possible application.
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Washington – Today, U.S Representative Matt Cartwright commemorated the 180th Anniversary of C. F. Martin & Co., Inc. C.F. Martin & Co.
Washington – U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of the Army has awarded a $19.1 million contract to Medico Industries, Inc. – headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA – for Projectile Gun Unit (PGU)-45/B metal parts.
Washington – The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) application period opens Monday, November 4, 2013 at 8:00 am; the deadline for all grant applications is Friday, December 6, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.
Washington – Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright introduced the Annuity Safety and Security Under Reasonable Enforcement (ASSURE) Act along with Rep.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Matt Cartwright released the following statement regarding the bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and pay our bills:
New Analysis Shows Default’s Cost on Pennsylvania’s Families
WASHINGTON – Building on his efforts to reopen the government, Rep. Matt Cartwright today called for protecting American families from the cost of a dangerous default by taking long-term action on the debt limit.
WASHINGTON – House Democrats wrote to several Pennsylvania House Republicans today who have expressed support for a clean government funding bill and urged them to sign onto a discharge petition this Saturday that will allow an up or down vote on a clean bill to reopen the government as early as next week.