U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) is asking for public input from regional farmers, consumers and all those involved in the agriculture industry as Congress once again prepares a new Farm Bill.
An online survey portal can be found at the top of Cartwright’s homepage at cartwright.house.gov.
Every five years, Congress crafts farm bill legislation to address the country’s… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced the VA Work Study Improvement Act and the Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act to modernize the existing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Work-Study program.
The VA Work-Study program allows veterans to earn money while enrolled in an institution of higher education, vocational, or… Read more »
U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) is asking for public input from regional farmers, consumers and all those involved in the agriculture industry as Congress once again prepares a new Farm Bill.
An online survey portal can be found at the top of Cartwright’s homepage at cartwright.house.gov.
Every five years, Congress crafts farm bill legislation to address the country’s… Read more »
U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) re-introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate May as National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. In 2023 alone, an estimated 82,290 individuals in the United States will be diagnosed with bladder cancer and nearly 17,000 will die due to the disease.
"In the fight against cancer, increasing early detection is paramount," said Rep. Cartwright.… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Glenn Thompson (PA-15) today introduced Eric’s Law, a bill that aims to deliver justice to victims and their families in federal death penalty cases.
Eric’s Law is named for Eric Williams, a federal correctional officer who was brutally murdered by an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary Canaan in Wayne County, Pa. At the time of his murder,… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million Regional Innovation Engines Development award to Hazleton-based Vytal Plant Science Research for the development of an Industrial Hemp Engine as part of its newly launched Regional… Read more »
Today, Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) introduced the Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act, which would revise locality pay rates for federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees, including correctional officers at U.S. Penitentiary, Canaan, in Wayne County.
The Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act would address staffing and retention problems facing BOP facilities by allowing for… Read more »
On Friday, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced the winners of his 2023 Congressional Art Competition during a reception held at the Everhart Museum in Scranton. The Congressman welcomed 76 students, their families and teachers at the gallery opening where 87 pieces of art from ten regional high schools are now on display to the public throughout the… Read more »
Eighth Congressional District, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) invites interested area high school students, their parents, and local educators to attend a U.S. Service Academy Information Night on Wednesday, May 10th, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wilkes-Barre Area High School. This informational event is designed to familiarize high school students with the application and… Read more »
Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08), along with representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL), and Carol Miller (R-WV), reintroduced a bill to make the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain less dependent on China and other foreign adversaries.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, approximately 72 percent of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) used in the… Read more »
