Press Releases

Today, Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) introduced the Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act, which would revise locality pay rates for federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees, including correctional officers at U.S. Penitentiary, Canaan, in Wayne County. The Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act would address staffing and retention problems facing BOP facilities by allowing for…

On Friday, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced the winners of his 2023 Congressional Art Competition during a reception held at the Everhart Museum in Scranton. The Congressman welcomed 76 students, their families and teachers at the gallery opening where 87 pieces of art from ten regional high schools are now on display to the public throughout the…

Eighth Congressional District, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) invites interested area high school students, their parents, and local educators to attend a U.S. Service Academy Information Night on Wednesday, May 10th, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wilkes-Barre Area High School. This informational event is designed to familiarize high school students with the application and…

Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08), along with representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL), and Carol Miller (R-WV), reintroduced a bill to make the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain less dependent on China and other foreign adversaries. According to the Food and Drug Administration, approximately 72 percent of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) used in the…

Eighth Congressional District, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc.; Maternal and Family Health Services Inc.; and The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education/The Wright Center Medical Group will receive a total of $4.96 million in federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).…

Wayne County, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that $321,210 in federal funds have been awarded to three local fire departments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grant program. ·         Lake Ariel Fire Company will receive an Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) in…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) released the following statement after PennDOT’s confirmation that the region’s Corridor I.D. rail application has been officially submitted to the Federal Rail Administration:                               “The official submission of the Corridor I.D.…

Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania will receive $259,000 in federal funding to develop and preserve affordable housing, revitalize and sustain neighborhoods, and create jobs. “At a time when working families are struggling, solving the affordable housing gaps for residents is one sound step…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) reintroduced the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase oversight of federal government software purchases and reduce wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars.   Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) also reintroduced companion legislation, which…

Congressman Matt Cartwright, (PA-08) issued the following statement regarding Amtrak’s Scranton-New York Passenger Rail Service Plan and Financial Analysis report: “Northeastern Pennsylvania’s rail application was already a leading contender, but the new support shown by the Amtrak report released today will help further our success in achieving corridor designation.   There’s a…