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House and Senate leaders today reached an agreement on two fiscal year 2020 federal spending packages, one of which includes funding secured by Rep. Cartwright to offset the costs of improving stormwater infrastructure in Northeastern Pennsylvania. This increased funding doubles the money available for sediment removal grants and programs to control polluted stormwater runoff in the…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania received a $70,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, distributed via the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for economic development district planning. This EDA investment supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) voted to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, in the House, landmark legislation to strengthen the health and financial security of America’s seniors and families struggling under the weight of skyrocketing prescription drug prices. Currently, U.S. drug prices are nearly four times higher on average than…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (PA) introduced the Locality Pay Equity Act in both the U.S. House and Senate. Under the current system, the locality boundaries for salaried workers are based on metropolitan markets, while the boundaries for hourly workers are still based on 1950s era military installation placements. This has led to…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today issued a statement following the announcement that House Democrats and the Trump administration reached a deal to secure improvements to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “Nobody knows the importance of having a better trade agreement than we do in Northeastern Pennsylvania,” said Rep. Cartwright. “The USMCA we…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) issued the following statement on the upcoming House of Representatives floor vote on the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 3), which is expected to be held next week. “It’s unfair that lifesaving prescription medicines cost nearly four times as much in America,” said Rep. Cartwright. “This inequity has put…

On November 14, the House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on Representative Matt Cartwright’s (PA-08) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019 (H.R. 4248). This legislation would reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Trust Fund and enable states to continue restoring polluted and dangerous…

Milford, PA – On Wednesday, Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-o8) announced new federal funding to improve the infrastructure that supplies water to thousands of Pennsylvania families in Pike County. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development, the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Milford will receive $413,300 in grants and…

Today, Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) reintroduced legislation to make sure we all know where corporate political money is going. The Openness in Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act would require corporations to disclose political spending in their regular reports to shareholders. This bill would also cap political spending by tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organizations—which…

Today, Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and David B. McKinley (WV-01) re-introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve educational services for students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. Senators Ed Markey (MA) and Shelley Moore Capito (WV) introduced companion legislation in the Senate earlier this afternoon. The Alice Cogswell and…