Press Releases

Eighth Congressional District, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced $11,576,275 in federal funding for several projects from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, which is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural areas through a range of programs. PA-08 Recipients: The Bear Creek Foundation in Luzerne…

Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced the second installment of a federal grant for Scranton-Lackawanna Head Start NKA Agency for Community Empowerment of NEPA for 2022. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant disbursement of $4,638,626 will be used for the continuation of high-quality, comprehensive, early childhood education for…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) voted yesterday to pass the Postal Service Reform Act to improve the U.S. Postal Service and put it on stronger financial footing. “People in Northeastern Pennsylvania and all over the country depend on the Postal Service to deliver their medication, paychecks, tax returns and more,” said Rep. Cartwright. “For too long, the Postal Service has…

Wilkes-Barre, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce received $313,000 for their Project PIVOT from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) CARES Act Recovery Assistance through the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. Project PIVOT is a collaborative program created and launched by Wilkes Barre…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today voted to pass the America COMPETES Act to boost our global competitiveness through investments in the American supply chain, manufacturing and cutting-edge innovation. “The pandemic revealed the weaknesses in our domestic supply chain and reliance on countries like China,” said Rep. Cartwright. “By investing in manufacturing and…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today was joined by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, U.S. Senator Bob Casey and local partners to highlight investments in Abandoned Mine Land (AML) clean-up in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “Since I got to Congress, I have been leading the charge for cleaning up abandoned mine land sites that continue to pollute our water…

Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) was among a group of 27 House colleagues to call on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to quickly bring to the floor legislation that would ban members of Congress from owning or trading stock.

Eighth Congressional District, Pennsylvania – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced $11,941,411.95 in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments allocated to the Eighth Congressional District. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), will be distributing the funds to 139 providers…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) hosted an event with local elected officials, transportation officials, business leaders and Amtrak and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) representatives to discuss how to take full advantage of the historic opportunities provided by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and restore passenger rail service from Scranton…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today was joined by local partners following the enactment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to begin discussions on efforts to reclaim and clean up abandoned mine lands (AML) in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law on November 15, 2021 with Rep.…