Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) voted to pass the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the U.S. House. For the second year in a row, the annual defense bill that Congress needs to pass each year includes Rep. Cartwright’s Locality Pay Equity Act, which would increase wages for approximately 1,800 hourly employees at the…
Scranton, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced a $705,477 grant to Outreach Center for Community Resources in Scranton through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to expand their offerings, support the region’s recovery ecosystem and meet urgent workforce development needs.
Rep. Matt…
Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that an estimated 96,000 Child Tax Credit monthly tax cut payments were sent to families in the Eighth Congressional District in August, according to a new report from the Joint Economic Committee. An estimated total of $30.8 million in tax cuts went back into the pockets of hardworking Northeastern Pennsylvania…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the Scranton Fire Department has been awarded $2,596,047.50 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program to support the hiring of ten firefighters to join the department’s ranks.
“We need to support all our first responders to…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) released a new report detailing estimates of what residents of Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District can save on average on health insurance as a result of the American Rescue Plan, which Rep. Cartwright helped pass in March. As he released the report, Rep. Cartwright was joined outside his Scranton office by Colleen Gallagher, a…
Avoca, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport received $1,656,717 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to extend its taxiway.
With this added discretionary funding secured, the Airport’s first phase of construction on its Taxiway B Extension project can begin. This project, when finished, will add the…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) made this statement on the attack at Kabul airport, which has tragically resulted in the deaths of U.S. servicemembers and Afghan civilians.
“My prayers and deepest condolences go out to the servicemembers, civilians and families affected by this horrific act of violence, and I condemn those responsible in the strongest possible terms.…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) made this statement after voting to advance the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the President’s Build Back Better plan.
“The bipartisan infrastructure deal and the Build Back Better plan together will create more American jobs, cut taxes for working families and lower costs. Major investments in all the infrastructure that…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) welcomed Amtrak’s new economic impact analysis of its proposed New York-Scranton passenger rail route, finding that the service would generate $87 million in annual economic activity, plus $2.9 billion from one-time investments.
“Those of us who have been working for years on bringing passenger rail back to Northeastern Pennsylvania are…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) made this statement on the situation in Afghanistan:
“In the course of two decades in Afghanistan, American forces have diminished al-Qaeda, the terrorist group responsible for the September 11 attack on our nation, along with the threat they posed to our national security. In this time, we have also sent hundreds of thousands of…
