Fiscal Responsibilty

Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) sent a letter to President Joe Biden pushing him to grant Governor Josh Shapiro’s appeal of a December 2023 decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deny Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming Counties a major disaster declaration following serious flooding on…

Millions in federal funding is coming to a  Luzerne County borough to improve aging infrastructure. Officials with the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority say this project is much needed as the current lines are old and need a lot of work. On Wednesday morning, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright's office announced…

“The American people deserve a government that works for them,” Cartwright said. “I’m committed to working with Members on both sides of the aisle to advance the bipartisan legislation to keep the federal government working for hardworking families, seniors, and members of the military in Northeast Pennsylvania. We should reject outlier demands and find common ground.”

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) joined 97 Members of the New Democrat Coalition in a letter sent to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on him to urgently advance bipartisan government funding bills similar to those advanced by the Senate and consistent with the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement that Congress and the administration negotiated in May. In the letter,…

An Upvalley manufacturing firm tasked with producing protective gear for the military will use $5 million in federal funding to continue updating its nearly 130-year-old facility. Patrick Stallings, senior director of operations at Gentex Corp.’s headquarters, noted the money will allow the company to implement automation to improve its efficiency and increase capacity. Rep.…

There’s been a lot of discussions recently about a much-talked-about topic for decades; Rail transportation from northeastern Pennsylvania to New York City. That talk is turning into action with yet another development Monday. A two-year Amtrak study completed earlier this year indicates resuming rail passenger service from NEPA to NYC would be a huge success. On Monday, Congressman…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, and U.S. Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, have been named Co-Chairs of the bipartisan House Military Depot and Industrial Facilities Caucus and delivered remarks at this week’s Army Depot Caucus Breakfast on Capitol Hill. The Congressional leaders were also briefed by Gen. Charles R. Hamilton, Commanding General of the Army Materiel Command, on the Army’s…

Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, to increase oversight of federal government software purchases and reduce wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars advanced in the House of Representatives this week. The Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act was the only Democrat-sponsored bill included in the House Committee on…

Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) to increase oversight of federal government software purchases and reduce wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars advanced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act was the only Democrat-sponsored bill included in the House Committee…

U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan joined Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, for the launch of a $1 million NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) Development Award, part of the NSF Engines program authorized by the “CHIPS…