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Rep. Cartwright Seeking Public Input on 2023 Farm Bill

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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…

Rep. Cartwright Seeking Public Input on 2023 Farm Bill

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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…

Congressmen Cartwright and Thompson Introduce Eric’s Law

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U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Glenn Thompson (PA-15) today introduced Eric’s Law, a bill that aims to deliver justice to victims and their families in federal death penalty cases. Eric’s Law is named for Eric Williams, a federal correctional officer who was brutally murdered by an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary Canaan in Wayne County, Pa. At the time of his murder,…

U.S. Rep. Cartwright Announces $1 Million National Science Foundation Grant for Hemp Innovation and Cultivation

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Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, 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…

Rep. Cartwright introduces bipartisan Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act

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Today, Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) 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 U.S. Penitentiary, Canaan, in Wayne County. The Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act would address staffing and retention problems facing BOP facilities by allowing for…

Three out of four winners of Congressman Matt Cartwright’s 2023 Congressional District Art Competition are high school students from the Poconos.

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On Friday, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced the winners of his 2023 Congressional Art Competition during a reception held at the Everhart Museum in Scranton. The Congressman welcomed 76 students, their families and teachers at the gallery opening where 87 pieces of art from ten regional high schools are now on display to the public throughout the…

Area Students Invited To Rep. Cartwright's Service Academy Information Night

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Eighth Congressional District, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) invites interested area high school students, their parents, and local educators to attend a U.S. Service Academy Information Night on Wednesday, May 10th, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wilkes-Barre Area High School. This informational event is designed to familiarize high school students with the application and…

Rep. Cartwright Announces $4.9 Million in Federal Funding for Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Centers

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Eighth Congressional District, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc.; Maternal and Family Health Services Inc.; and The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education/The Wright Center Medical Group will receive a total of $4.96 million in federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).…

Several Local Fire Departments Receive Total Of $310,210 In Federal Funding

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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…

Rep. Cartwright Announces $321,210 for Three Wayne County Fire Departments

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Wayne County, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that $321,210 in federal funds have been awarded to three local fire departments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grant program. ·         Lake Ariel Fire Company will receive an Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) in…