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Cartwright Introduces Legislation to Support Our Military Families

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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…

Cartwright, Polis Introduce Legislation to Hold Fracking Industry Accountable

Energy and Environment

Legislation Would Protect Our Water and Air  Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) have introduced the Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydraulic Environmental Regulation (FRESHER) Act and Bringing Reductions to Energy’s Airborne Toxic Health Effect (BREATHE) Act, in order to ensure that the oil and gas industries follow the same…