Press Releases

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the Housing Authority of Carbondale will be awarded a total of $5,368 through the U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s Homeless Foster Youth to Independence Initiative (FYI) program. The FYI program provides housing vouchers to local public housing authorities to prevent or end homelessness among young adults under the age…

Honesdale, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced a federal award of $1,500,000 for Wayne County to fund the development of a substance abuse treatment center at SCI Waymart. The funds are distributed through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)’s POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative.…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced the Managing American Knowledge and Equipment to Prevent Pandemic Emergencies (MAKE PPE) Act to build our domestic manufacturing capacity of personal protective equipment (PPE) and nonpharmaceutical supplies and bolster American preparedness for pandemics. “Health experts agree that PPE is one of the most important tools…

 U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, and Scranton Primary Health Care Center will receive funding from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Center Program grants.   Recipient Quality Improvement…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced a federal award of $327,497 to the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance. The federal funding is distributed through the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) program, in partnership nationally with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). “I…

U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) today sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Pete Gaynor with the support of 51 of their colleagues urging him to resume the agency’s policy of allowing states to be reimbursed for safety costs associated with the procurement of protective masks for teachers and students,…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today voted to pass a clean energy legislative package in the U.S. House of Representatives that includes his Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act (H.R. 762) to help schools cut costs and improve energy efficiency in their facilities. The Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act is a comprehensive measure that would provide funding for…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, Inc. (NEPIRC) will receive $140,234 and the Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) Alliance will receive $75,000 through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support local businesses, jobs, and community investment. Cartwright successfully fought to secure $175…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright today criticized the Senate for failing to take any action on fiscal year 2021 funding legislation, requiring Congress to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to prevent a federal government shutdown when fiscal year 2020 funding runs out after September 30. To date, the House Appropriations Committee advanced all 12 of its funding bills out of committee…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad Company will receive $900,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) fiscal year 2020 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program (CRISI) for the enhancement of the Green Ridge Yard located in Scranton. The CRISI program provides…