Last night, the U.S. House voted to pass bipartisan, bicameral legislation led in the House by Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) that addresses acid mine drainage — one of the most visible, costly and hazardous remnants of the area’s coal mining history.
The Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act was first introduced in…
Today, Rep. Cartwright voted for historic, bipartisan legislation to strengthen Pennsylvania families’ financial future, boost America’s research advantage and safeguard our economic and national security for generations to come. The CHIPS and Science Act will deliver a powerful investment in America’s global competitiveness – creating jobs, slashing kitchen table costs, ending dependence…
Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced $307,706 for Johnson College from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education Advanced Technological Education Program to support their project titled “Flying High for New Careers in Aviation Technology.”
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the employment of aircraft and…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) applauded the House passage of H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which passed by a vote of 329-101 Thursday night. The bill prioritizes investments in people, technology and supporting our service men and women, including a much-deserved 4.6 percent pay raise for servicemembers and civilian…
Eighth Congressional District – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that NeighborWorks NEPA will receive $180,000 to support their work developing and preserving affordable housing, revitalizing and sustaining neighborhoods, and creating jobs. The grant is part of FY2022 funding from NeighborWorks America.
“Every American deserves a comfortable, affordable…
SCRANTON, PA – Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) once again ranks Number One in Pennsylvania and is now amongst the Top Ten in the country for securing Community Project Funding dollars for his district. The Northeastern Pennsylvania lawmaker and chair of the House Appropriations’ Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee landed $52.68 million in the House’s fiscal 2023 appropriations…
Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade:
“Enabling women to choose whether and when to have a family is critical to their personal liberty and to promoting safe and healthy families. Today’s jarring Supreme Court ruling erases reproductive rights that have been in place for…
Washington, D.C. – Americans have endured more than 250 mass shootings so far this year. For the first time in almost three decades, Congress has passed bipartisan legislation that will us all make safer from gun violence by a vote of 65-33 in the Senate and 234-193 in the House.
Exactly one month after a mass shooting in Texas took the lives of 19 children and two adults, the…
Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announces that on Wednesday evening, June 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which includes his requested provisions for more than $85.18 million in federal funding for storm and wastewater projects in Monroe and Pike counties.
The project authorization amounts include $36.3 million to…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO) will receive $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor to support its Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project (HVRP). CEO’s HVRP works in collaboration with PA CareerLink offices to serve veterans in Luzerne, Lackawanna and Monroe Counties.
“Our veterans have made tremendous…
