Press Releases

This week, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) joined U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (CA-45) and 77 of his U.S. House colleagues to express concern about the lack of responsiveness from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to constituents about their Economic Impact Payments (EIP) provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The lawmakers asked the IRS to…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced his support for the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, which will be considered on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives later this week. This comprehensive legislation would improve public safety by reforming police training and ensuring law enforcement officers who engage in misconduct can be held…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education received $6,054,730 from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Payment Program. “The Wright Center has a long history of training doctors and meeting the health care needs of our…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) led a group of Congressional Democrats and Republicans representing Pennsylvania in introducing the Pennsylvania National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act. This bill would reauthorize for 15 years all five National Heritage Areas (NHAs) in the Commonwealth: Lackawanna Valley, Delaware & Lehigh,…

Wilkes-Barre, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health & Developmental Services will receive $4,000,000 over a four-year period from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance grant…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department following calls from concerned constituents who received their CARES Act stimulus payment in the form of a prepaid card that came from outside the U.S. Treasury Department, as well as those who still have yet to receive their payment. “I’ve heard from many constituents who were…

Scranton, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the Lackawanna County Treatment Court will receive $1,999,975 over a five year period from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to expand substance abuse treatment capacity. The first disbursement the court will receive is $399,995. Lackawanna County Treatment Court was…

 U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced the release of $8,790,046 to municipal governments in northeastern Pennsylvania. Authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, these operating funds provide municipal governments with additional resources to support services such as small business assistance, emergency housing payments, and…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today raised concern with the U.S. Treasury Department’s use of prepaid cards to distribute Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act stimulus payments to certain eligible workers and families through a third-party financial institution. In recent days, numerous constituents have contacted Cartwright with questions…

Hazleton, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the Hazleton Police Department has received a $1,342,497 grant through the federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program to support the hiring of additional law enforcement officers. “The coronavirus pandemic is straining local government budgets, and that makes it hard to…