U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright spoke out against the Office of Management and Budget’s Circular A-76 program yesterday. The program, which has been in existence since 1966, reviewed whether government jobs should be handled by either public or private workers. An independent review found that the process was biased against government workers, causing the federal government to outsource jobs unnecessari... Read more »
Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL) introduced H.R. 2020, the bipartisan Truth-In-Tuition Act, which requires universities and colleges to provide a four-year price model for students and parents so they can plan for the ever-increasing costs of higher education.“Skyrocketing tuition is inhibiting college access and placing families and students in heavy ... Read more »
Today U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright testified before the House Committee on Armed Services. Below is video and text of Cartwright’s comments.Click Here to Watch"Members of the House Armed Services Committee, I come before you today to testify about the importance of our defense industrial base, and, specifically, about military depots. Right now, we stand at the tail end of two long wars that have st... Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Cartwright voted yes on H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act. This bill would allow the Transportation Secretary to transfer up to $253 million in carryover balances from the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which could offset the cost of ending the furloughs of air traffic controllers and the 149 Contract Towers. “This legislation is good news for travelers, as delays hav... Read more »
Today the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on “Green Energy Oversight: Examining the Department of Energy’s Bad Bet on Fisker Automotive.” Below is Ranking Member Cartwright’s statement on the hearing.The Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan guarantee program w... Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on the “Options to Bring the Postal Service Back from Insolvency.” Among those testifying were Mr. Patrick Donahoe, Postmaster General and CEO, USPS and Mr. Frederic Rolando, President, The National Association of Letter Carriers. Rep. Cartwright’s statement is below:“The Postal Service is one of the widest reaching aspe... Read more »
Rejects GOP Attempt to Shut Down National Labor Relations Board [] – Today, Rep. Cartwright stood up for America’s middle class, voting against a Republican effort (H.R. 1120) that would effectively shut down the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) charged with resolving differences between business and labor.“Today, on the 100th day of the Republican Congress, instead of voting for American job... Read more »
Today Rep. Cartwright announced that nearly $10 million has been awarded to Luzerne County by way of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding is to help local communities recover from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, which occurred. These grants, part of $514 million allocated among nine states nationwide, are provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Pro... Read more »
Today Congressman Matt Cartwright introduced the bipartisan Military Family Leave Act with 25 original co-sponsors. The bill would allow parents, children and spouses of military service members to spend time with a loved one who has received notification of impending active duty deployment. The legislation would give certain immediate family members two weeks unpaid leave from work.Cartwright sa... Read more »
Today, Rep. Cartwright dismissed the latest version of the Ryan Republican budget as another practice in misplaced priorities that ends the Medicare guarantee, provides huge tax cuts for the wealthy, slows our economic recovery, and destroys American jobs. Rather than address the top priorities of the middle class, House Republicans have simply presented more of the same failed policies that the ... Read more »
