Press Releases

Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright released the following statement on the pending election of a new Speaker of the House. "Right now, we have no clear idea who will be the next U.S. House Speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress. This severely limits America’s ability to respond to the crisis in Israel, to support Ukraine as it continues to resist Russia’s…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) is an original cosponsor of a bipartisan House Resolution condemning the attack on Israel and declaring that the United States stands ready for urgent requests for additional assistance. “I forcefully condemn the reprehensible and unprovoked acts of terrorism committed against Israel. The loss of life is devastating, and I pray for the…

Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) released the following statement on the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California: “Senator Dianne Feinstein served as a policy catalyst in the U.S. Senate, leading the charge on momentous legislation to protect our country’s national security and uphold personal safety by spearheading the Federal Assault Weapons Ban and the Violence…

Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and John Rutherford (R-FL-05) and U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), reintroduced the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act which would strengthen the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and ensure that blind, deaf, deafdisabled, and deafblind children receive the same education as…

The County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) will provide free transportation to the Sept. 9th Storm Multi-Agency Resource Center located in the rear garage of the Chinchilla Fire Hose Company, 113 Shady Lane Road, S. Abington Twp., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 21 and 22 and on Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For residents in Luzerne County in need of transportation to the MARC -…

Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that $750,000 in federal funds have been awarded to the Women’s Resource Center in Scranton from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women. The Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) joined 97 Members of the New Democrat Coalition in a letter sent to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on him to urgently advance bipartisan government funding bills similar to those advanced by the Senate and consistent with the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement that Congress and the administration negotiated in May. In the letter,…

A Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) will open on September 21, 22 & 23 to provide much-needed resource information, guidance and assistance in reporting damage for residents and businesses that experienced significant damage from the September 9th storm in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties.  Staff from the Lackawanna and Luzerne County Emergency Management Agencies are scheduled…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and U.S. Representative Nikema Williams (GA-05) have reintroduced the Time Off to Vote Act, which would require employers to provide their employees at least two hours of paid leave to vote in a federal election. During each election, many wage earners choose not to go to the polls because they simply cannot afford to take time off from work.…

Today, Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) released the following statement after the unveiling of the first ten prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act. “Today marks a historic moment with the announcement of the first drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiation.  For the first time ever, Medicare is now able to negotiate with…