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“Acid mine drainage continues to pose serious health risks and impedes economic development in Northeastern Pennsylvania communities with a history of coal mining,” said Rep. Cartwright. “The unprecedented levels of funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, maximized by the STREAM ACT, will help restore safe drinking water, bring impaired ecosystems back to life and, in the process, revive economic and recreational opportunities by eliminating our legacy coal pollution.”

“Bringing our fair share of federal tax dollars back to our region is the main reason I ran for Congress,” Cartwright said. “This funding directly addresses some of the most pressing needs in Northeast Pennsylvania by creating better paying jobs, making us safer and strengthening our communities.”

“When we support service members and their families, we’re investing in America’s national security,” said Cartwright, D-Moosic. “This legislation will honor the heroism of Northeast Pennsylvania military families while maintaining our commitment to supporting our allies abroad. I’m proud to see language from my bill included.”

As a federal legislator, Cartwright has introduced more than 150 bipartisan bills, the most of any Democratic member of Congress during his tenure.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright will serve his fourth consecutive term on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, the congressman announced Tuesday. Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, was elected to the committee for a two-year term, and he will represent Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, according to the announcement. The committee consists of about 30 House members,…

For weeks, the television commercials bombarded U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright for voting with President Joe Biden or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 100% of the time. “Your congressman should stand up to Joe Biden, not hang out with him,” Cartwright’s Republican opponent, Jim Bognet, said in one commercial. As it turned out, just enough 8th Congressional District voters didn’t mind…

A Carbondale woman will work with U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright to help locals navigate government agencies. Lee Anne Pugliese is the first recipient of a Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship for Cartwright’s office. She’ll work at the representative’s district offices as a Congressional Advocate. Established by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Gold Star Family Fellows Program…

The bill expands on the MEGABYTE Act, which was introduced by Cartwright and has reportedly spared over $450 million in U.S. tax dollars since its enactment in 2016.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, this week introduced the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act — bipartisan legislation to increase oversight of federal government software purchases and reduce wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars. Each year, the federal government spends billions of taxpayer dollars on software purchases, renewals, and license…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic introduced the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act, bipartisan legislation to increase oversight of federal government software purchases and reduce wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars. Each year, the federal government spends billions of taxpayer dollars on software purchases, renewals, and license…