Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) is pleased to announce that NASA will offer an industry day and networking event focused on collaboration opportunities with local businesses. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) released the following statement today after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act: Read more »

SCRANTON, PA – Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) once again ranks Number One in Pennsylvania and is now amongst the Top Ten in the country for securing Community Project Funding dollars for his district. The Northeastern Pennsylvania lawmaker and chair of the House Appropriations’ Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee landed $52.68 million in the House’s fiscal 2023 appropriations bills – m... Read more »

Cartwright’s letter and a separate letter from Casey both highlight Amtrak’s estimated annual economic impact of $87 million. They also noted that the developers of Margaritaville Resort Village plan to donate land for an Amtrak stop. Read more »

Over $10 million in funding is being used to fund projects in Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties. Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) made the announcement Tuesday that the funding, totaling $10.4 million, will fund new construction at the Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport, a storm pipe replacement project, and a major road repair and paving project for State Route 590. Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) hosted a press conference celebrating the announcement of Margaritaville Resort Village arriving in the Pocono Mountains. The first-of-its-kind destination resort, RV park and housing development is a billion-dollar+ investment in the Northeastern Pennsylvania economy that will bring more jobs, more tourists and more dollars to the region. Margari... Read more »

Eighth Congressional District, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced $11,576,275 in federal funding for several projects from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, which is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural areas through a range of programs. PA-08 Recipients: The Bear Creek Foundation in Luzerne County received a Co... Read more »

The U.S. Department of Interior announced nearly $725 million in funding is available to reclaim abandoned mine lands and Pennsylvania will receive the most from that funding. The idea is to help communities eliminate dangerous environmental conditions and pollution caused by past coal mining. It is expected to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity. The money will go to 2... Read more »

Wilkes-Barre, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce received $313,000 for their Project PIVOT from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) CARES Act Recovery Assistance through the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. Project PIVOT is a collaborative program created and launched by Wilkes Barre Connect, the... Read more »

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today voted to pass the America COMPETES Act to boost our global competitiveness through investments in the American supply chain, manufacturing and cutting-edge innovation. “The pandemic revealed the weaknesses in our domestic supply chain and reliance on countries like China,” said Rep. Cartwright. “By investing in manufacturing and technology here at ... Read more »