Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) released a new report detailing estimates of what residents of Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District can save on average on health insurance as a result of the American Rescue Plan, which Rep. Cartwright helped pass in March. As he released the report, Rep. Cartwright was joined outside his Scranton office by Colleen Gallagher, a small busi... Read more »

Eighth Congressional District, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that two Appropriations bills approved by their respective subcommittees yesterday include $11.1 million in funding he requested for six projects in Northeastern Pennsylvania. In the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) fiscal year 2022 funding bill, which Rep. Cartwright authors as the... Read more »

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that more than 6.5 million Economic Impact Payments totaling $15.2 billion have been delivered to hardworking people across Pennsylvania through the American Rescue Plan that Rep. Cartwright helped pass in March 2021. “The American Rescue Plan put money right into the pockets of hardworking Pennsylvanians to help them get by as we worked ... Read more »

Wilkes Barre, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley (CSC) received a $3,811,484 million first-time grant award through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse... Read more »

Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center received $2.8 million in federal funds through recent COVID-19 aid packages. The center has been awarded $2,080,000 million through the Veterans Affairs Department State Home Construction Grant Program and the funds will go towards renovations and general repairs to include replacing the... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) made this statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s dismissal of Republicans’ third legal challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in ten years: “For more than ten years, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been the key to health coverage for millions of working families, seniors and people wi... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) re-introduced the Organ Donation Clarification Act, a bill with Democratic and Republican support to reduce barriers to organ donation and allow for a pilot program to test the effectiveness of non-cash incentives to increase the supply of organs for transplantation. “The organ donor shortage is a lif... Read more »

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 vaccination, d... Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. (MFHS) received $1,800,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funds will help mothers and families in Northeastern Pennsylvania have access to much-needed medical care. “Every American deserves quality, affordable health care and it is crucial t... Read more »

Eighth Congressional District, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that three Northeastern Pennsylvania Community Health Centers will receive a total of $11.7 million in American Rescue Plan funds to expand their COVID-19 vaccination and treatment operations. The resources are part of a $6 billion investment authorized by the American Rescue Plan to expand access to v... Read more »