Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, which protects the right of public employees to join unions and engage in collective bargaining on behalf of middle-class workers. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME to overturn more than 40…

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee member U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) delivered the following remarks at today’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) FY25 Budget Hearing. Cartwright, who also serves as the Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, also asked FSGG Chair David Joyce (OH-14) to enter…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), a member of the Democratic Border Security Task Force, joined 14 House Democrats in calling on President Biden to take executive action to restore order at the Southern border. In the letter sent Tuesday, the Members urged the President to use all the tools at his disposal, including executive action, to better address security at the…

"These funds will keep our neighborhoods strong and ensure vulnerable residents, including the elderly and those with disabilities, will have a safe place to call home."

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced the winners of his 2024 Congressional Art Competition during a reception held at the Everhart Museum in Scranton Friday night. The Congressman welcomed more than 100 students, their families and teachers to the gallery opening where a record 120 pieces of art from 15 regional high schools are now on display to the public through May…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) invites interested area high school students, their parents, and local educators to attend a Military Service Academy Information Session on Tuesday, April 30, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Dunmore Junior Senior High School, 300 West Warren St., Dunmore. This free informational event is designed to familiarize high school students in Pennsylvania’s 8th…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) re-introduced the Help Extend Auditory Relief  (HEAR) Act to expand hearing benefits for seniors on Medicare. Approximately 15 percent of American adults (41 million) report some degree of hearing loss, according to the CDC’s National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This…

In today’s address, Cartwright warns: “Congress cannot ignore the challenges our communities face back home.”

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced a pair of bills to help ensure accountability and save taxpayers millions by addressing and preventing “zombie mines,” idled modern-era mines that have not been cleaned up by irresponsible coal companies. The Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act, co-led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), will help ensure coal…

In the three years since Community Project Funding was reintroduced, Cartwright has secured more than $83 million in federal tax dollars for Northeast Pennsylvania