Press Releases

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright re-introduced legislation that would incentivize water conservation and help consumers cut costs on water bills. The WATER Use Act (H.R. 3248) would codify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s WaterSense program, which helps consumers identify water-efficient products, such as faucets and toilets. WaterSense is a voluntary certification…

An amendment offered by U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright to cut government costs was included in the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed the House today. This amendment would require the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on compliance of a cost-savings program authorized in the FY17 NDAA. A 2016 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that the…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center received $1,894,759 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The funds will go towards renovations to the floors, bathrooms, nurse stations, and cameras at the veterans’ center. The Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center, built in 1994, is one of six veterans’…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the Scranton Lackawanna Head Start received $4,297,661 in federal funds from  the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These funds are used for the continuation of high quality, comprehensive, early childhood education. Head Start is a federal program created in 1965 to address the educational and developmental…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-17) announced that he joined the bipartisan Climate Solution Caucus. The Climate Solution Caucus aims to educate Members of Congress on economically-viable and bipartisan options to reduce climate risks and to address impacts of climate change. Caucus membership is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. “I’m glad to…

Wilkes-Barre, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) awarded $1,537,154 to the Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern PA in Wilkes-Barre. The purpose of this Health Center Program grant is to support New Access Points (NAP) for the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services. Health…

Minersville, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a grant of $3,057,279 to Child Development, Inc. for its Schuylkill County Head Start Program. Child Development, Inc. offers Head Start and childcare programs to Schuylkill County children with access to a wide range of high-quality…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded three grants worth $3,311,928 combined to The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (WCGME). The Wright Center provides medical residency training for primary care physicians in northeastern Pennsylvania and across the country through the Health Resources and…

Coaldale, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) awarded a $99,237 Rural Health Network Development Grant to St. Luke’s Miner Memorial Hospital. The Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program provides grants to promote the planning and development of health care networks in order to…

Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government passed a bill that included language from U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright’s Wage Grade Employee Parity Act.  Rep. Cartwright is a member of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. The bill now goes before the full House Appropriations Committee for…