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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright calls the American Rescue Plan a necessary response to the economic hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic. But real recovery will only come with shots in arms, he said. Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, used his appearance as Monday’s guest on the University of Scranton’s virtual State of Scranton seminar series to repeatedly urge people to receive the COVID-19…

 A program led by one local Democratic congressman is meant at showing gratitude towards our local Pennsylvania National Guard troops. "Thank you" letters, hand written on more than 200 cards, were distributed today by Congressman Matt Cartwright on Saturday. Gratitude for the Guard spearheaded by Congressman Cartwright helped these brave men feel appreciated during some very…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright said help is here for Pennsylvania’s seniors and he wants them to get the money that is rightfully theirs. Cartwright, D-Moosic, announced that many Social Security recipients and others who have not yet received their Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 from the American Rescue Plan should expect to see electronic payments hit their bank accounts or be…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that more help is here for local businesses and jobs as the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program is accepting applications beginning today. Cartwright helped secure additional funding for the program as part of the American Rescue Plan’s support for small businesses. The program includes…

Luzerne County school districts will get a total of more than $130 million in coronavirus relief funding from the American Rescue Plan, according to a preliminary estimate from U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic. Hazleton Area School District is getting the most with more than $37 million, and Wilkes-Barre Area is next with more than $32 million. The state Department of Education…

Congressman Matt Cartwright announced that he hopes to keep federal funding for abandoned mines available.  The Abandoned Mine Land Trust Fund was established in 1977, and money from it is responsible for the reclamation of many mine lands right here in our area.  The fund is set to expire in September, but Cartwright is proposing new legislation to help maintain the…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) sent a letter to Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Randy Padfield with the support of 14 state representatives and two state senators from the Northeastern Pennsylvania area urging the agency to set up mass COVID-19 vaccination sites in the region as soon as possible. Rep. Cartwright wrote that streamlining…

The American Rescue Plan approved by the U.S. House on Feb. 27 would provide around $5 billion for kindergarten-through-12th-grade schools in Pennsylvania, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright said Friday during a news conference. Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, joined U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-7, Allentown, during a news conference on Zoom. They urged the Senate to approve the American Rescue Plan…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, announced the second installment of a federal grant of nearly $4.9 million for Luzerne County Head Start for 2021. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant disbursement will be used for the continuation of high quality, comprehensive, early childhood education for children in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties.   Head Start programs…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright joined several other Democratic members of Congress on Thursday in advocating for passage of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which goes up for a vote before the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. The $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, which cleared the House Budget Committee on Monday, would create a national COVID-19 vaccination program, give aid to…