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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright will remain on the powerful House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee. Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, will be the subcommittee’s top-ranked Democrat. He was subcommittee chairman in the last Congress, but Republicans won control of the House. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers, R-5, Kentucky, will serve as chairman.   In…

A Delaware Valley High School student has become one of 17 students to receive a nomination to the United States Service Academies from Representative Matthew Cartwright. Aden Dierksen of Milford has been nominated to the United States Military Academy, Air Force Academy, Merchant Marine Academy and Naval Academy. In order to receive a nomination, Cartwright says students had to complete…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, this week announced his nomination of 17 Northeastern Pennsylvania students as candidates to the United States Service Academies — four of the nominees reside in Luzerne County. The U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marines Academy require a congressional nomination to be considered for…

“I’m more committed than ever to bringing this funding home to drive regional economic growth, create jobs, fight crime, and provide much-needed public works projects,” Cartwright said. Right now, both chambers of Congress are held by extremely thin margins. Without a doubt, both parties will have to find some common ground to enact our respective agendas for the next two years.”

Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn., reacts to more classified documents found at President Biden’s Delaware residence and discusses how to improve procedures for handling classified materials. Read more here. 

Cartwright said $180 million of the increase, above the Administration’s request for BOP operations, will go towards the recruitment, retention and hiring of qualified corrections officers by offering competitive pay and benefits as well as retention and hiring bonuses.

"I am extremely grateful to Congressman Cartwright for getting this money allocated to the Bureau of Prisons to hire proper staffing, that can bring these to safe levels" says Donald Williams, father of the late Senior Officer, Eric Williams.

Don and Jean Williams, who frequently visit their murdered son’s grave, know an extra $180 million for the federal prison system won’t bring him back. The Nanticoke couple hopes the money means someone else’s son doesn’t end up like Eric Williams, a corrections officer stabbed and beaten to death by an inmate almost 10 years ago at the federal prison at Canaan in Wayne…

“It’s a big victory for the citizens of the united states, because how we treat our correctional officers and how we treat our inmates really matters. This makes everybody safer,” explained Cartwright.

Federal funds will be coming to help hire and retain correctional officers at federal prisons. Outside his office on Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, Rep. Matt Cartwright announced $180 million for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to increase recruitment and hiring efforts of correctional officers. Staff shortages have been a major issue for a decade, including at USP Canaan near…