Today, Representative Matt Cartwright commended Senate bipartisan action on legislation to extend unemployment insurance for nearly 3 million Americans, and called on the House to follow suit. The Senate passed the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act by a vote of 59 to 38, which retroactively extends emergency unemployment insurance through the end of May. “Bipartisan action in the S... Read more »
This evening, Pennsylvania Congressman Matt Cartwright issued the following statement in advance of President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Our first priority must be economic opportunity, and I commend the President on beginning the conversation by signing an executive order this morning providing a minimum wage increase to $10.10 for federally contracted workers. July will mark five year... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright issued the following statement regarding today’s new report from Ways and Means Committee Democrats showing that by the end of this week, more than 1.6 million Americans will have been cut off from their unemployment insurance. This estimate is based on the average number of Americans looking for work who are losing their unemployment insurance each week... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright released the following statement after the release of the fiscal year 2014 consolidated appropriations bill. The bill meets the terms set by the Ryan-Murray budget agreement, providing $1.012 trillion for the operation of the federal government and avoiding a government shutdown: "I am thrilled that this appropriations bill has adopted the language from ... Read more »
– Today, Rep. Matt Cartwright issued the following statement after the Senate voted to begin consideration of a bipartisan three-month extension of unemployment insurance (S. 1845) on a vote of 60 to 37: “Today, the Senate took a first step toward reinstating the vital economic lifeline for more than a million Americans that was cut off during the holidays due to House GOP obstruction – voting to... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright introduced the bi-partisan "Wage Grade Employee Parity Act" along with U.S. Representative Tom Cole (OK-4) as well as six other Republicans and six other Democrats. The legislation would ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for Wage Grade (WG), or hourly, employees is equivalent to the percentage increase received by other federal emp... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of the Army has awarded a $19.1 million contract to Medico Industries, Inc. – headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA – for Projectile Gun Unit (PGU)-45/B metal parts. “I am pleased that the Department of the Army has chosen to award a contract to Medico Industries,” said Cartwright. “Through this contract, northeastern Pennsylvania, via Medic... Read more »
Building on his efforts to reopen the government, Rep. Matt Cartwright today called for protecting American families from the cost of a dangerous default by taking long-term action on the debt limit. The need for action is highlighted by a new analysis by Ways and Means Committee Democrats that shows the consequences families in Pennsylvania would face under a default. Republican members of Congre... Read more »
House Democrats wrote to several Pennsylvania House Republicans today who have expressed support for a clean government funding bill and urged them to sign onto a discharge petition this Saturday that will allow an up or down vote on a clean bill to reopen the government as early as next week. Unless House leadership schedules an immediate vote on a clean bill, a discharge petition is the only via... Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) with the support of 26 additional members of Congress. Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL).Since 1994, more than 39,000 Pennsylvania residents have participated in CNCS programs and serv... Read more »
