Taking Care of Our Veterans & Military Families

Cartwright noted that he was "proud to witness the signing of the PACT Act, which includes The Camp Lejeune Justice Act, bipartisan legislation I sponsored along with Republican Congressman Greg Murphy and Democratic Congressman David Price, both of North Carolina."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) was among a group of lawmakers on hand today at the White House Rose Garden for President Joe Biden’s bill signing ceremony for the PACT Act. “I was proud to witness the signing of the PACT Act, which includes The Camp Lejeune Justice Act, bipartisan legislation I sponsored along with Republican Congressman Greg Murphy and Democratic…

“The service members who signed up to defend their country and the people who supported them at Camp Lejeune were let down by their government in a big way," Cartwright said. "Having the Camp Lejeune Justice Act signed into law is an important step forward to ensure military families, civil servants and contractors can receive the benefits and health care they deserve. As the author of The Camp Lejeune Justice Act, I will continue to advocate on behalf of all military members and their families.”

“After years of commitment to this issue, I am grateful that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle agreed to pass this crucial legislation so that poisoned Camp Lejeune veterans can finally seek justice,” Cartwright said.

Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) applauded Tuesday's final Senate passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, bipartisan legislation he sponsored along with Republican Congressman Greg Murphy and Democratic Congressman David Price, both of North Carolina.

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021, filed last year by Rep Matt Cartwright, a Pennsylvania Democrat, that would allow residents of the base during the three decade time period to sue the government for damages.

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO) will receive $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor to support its Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project (HVRP). CEO’s HVRP works in collaboration with PA CareerLink offices to serve veterans in Luzerne, Lackawanna and Monroe Counties. “Our veterans have made tremendous…

Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08), Gregory Murphy, M.D. (R-NC-03) and David Price (D-NC-04) announced the House passage of legislation to ensure servicemembers and their families can receive justice for their exposure to toxic chemicals in drinking water at Camp Lejeune. Over a 30-year period spanning the 1950s through the 1980s, thousands of Marines, their…

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…

It was a half-century ago, but Bill Dixon is still reluctant to discuss his time in Vietnam. Today he’s a longtime Plymouth Borough Councilman and beloved figure in the community. In 1968 Dixon was an 18-year-old who was shipped overseas to serve his country for 21 months in Southeast Asia. “When I came home there was still a bitterness toward Vietnam vets, and my head wasn’t straight.…