Fiscal Responsibilty

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and National Science Foundation Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan were in Hazleton on Friday to officially launch the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Engine initiative, made possible by a $1 million NSF Engines Development Award. Cartwright, D-Moosic, and Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, said the award supports a…

Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-8), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today announced that Pennsylvania will receive $1.16 billion for broadband upgrades thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. President Joe Biden announced earlier today more than $42.5 billion to expand high-speed internet access nationwide and the method for deployment to the states.…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) released the following statement on the eve of Wednesday’s potential House vote on the U.S. Debt Ceiling Bill. The 99-page Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 can be found here.   “I’ll vote yes on the debt ceiling deal. There are some items in the bill I dislike. But these are short-term issues. The alternative, allowing Kevin McCarthy to default on…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) is asking for public input from regional farmers, consumers and all those involved in the agriculture industry as Congress once again prepares a new Farm Bill. Every five years, Congress crafts farm bill legislation to address the country’s agricultural and food policy needs. The last farm bill was passed in 2018 and Congress is currently preparing…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) is asking for public input from regional farmers, consumers and all those involved in the agriculture industry as Congress once again prepares a new Farm Bill. An online survey portal can be found at the top of Cartwright’s homepage at cartwright.house.gov. Every five years, Congress crafts farm bill legislation to address the country’s…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) is asking for public input from regional farmers, consumers and all those involved in the agriculture industry as Congress once again prepares a new Farm Bill. An online survey portal can be found at the top of Cartwright’s homepage at cartwright.house.gov. Every five years, Congress crafts farm bill legislation to address the country’s…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright has announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million Regional Innovation Engines Development award to Hazleton-based Vytal Plant Science Research for the development of an Industrial Hemp Engine as part of its newly launched Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program. Cartwright, D-Moosic, and Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice…

New legislation introduced this week by U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright would revise pay rates for Federal Bureau of Prisons employees. Cartwright, D-Moosic, on Wednesday introduced the Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act, which would revise locality pay rates for federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees, including correctional officers at the U.S. Penitentiary, Canaan, in Wayne…

Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08), along with representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL), and Carol Miller (R-WV), reintroduced a bill to make the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain less dependent on China and other foreign adversaries. According to the Food and Drug Administration, approximately 72 percent of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) used in the…

Several local fire departments have received a total of $321,210 according to Representative Matt Cartwright. The Lake Ariel Fire Company was given $169,980 and Waymart Volunteer Fire Company was given $88,380 to purchase self-contained breathing apparatuses. Funding for the two companies was made possible through the Assistance to Firefighter Grant, which helps firefighters and other…