Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) introduced legislation on Monday to clean up America’s abandoned coal mines, by ensuring states have enough resources to restore polluted sites to their original condition and to spur new economic development in former coal communities. The Abandoned Mine Land Reauthorization Act will reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) ... Read more »

Pike County, PA- On Thursday, Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced a federal grant being awarded to the Westfall Township Volunteer Fire Department to meet its firefighting and emergency response needs. The Westfall Township Volunteer Fire Department will receive a $120,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The funds will be distri... Read more »

Tobyhanna, PA- On Thursday, Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced nearly $155,000 in federal funding to meet the needs of the Pocono Mountain Regional EMS, which provides emergency services to Mount Pocono Borough, Barrett, Coolbaugh, Paradise, Tobyhanna, Tunkhannock, and parts of Price Townships. The Pocono Mountain Regional EMS will receive a $154,767 grant from the U.S. Department of Ho... Read more »

Carbondale, PA- Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-o8) announced a federal grant of nearly $29,000 for the city of Carbondale to meet its firefighting and emergency response needs. The Carbondale Fire Department will receive a $28,738.09 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The funds will be distributed via the Federal Emergency Management... Read more »

Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-o8) announced a $1,000,000 federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Health Resources and Services Administration (an agency of HHS) awarded The Wright Center for Community Health this supplemental funding through the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). RCORP funds multi-sector consortia to enhance their ability ... Read more »

Tannersville, PA – On Friday, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced nearly $30,000 in federal funds to plan and establish a Farm to School program in Monroe County, an initiative that will increase local students’ access to fresh food and help them create healthy nutrition habits from a young age. The funding will be administered by the Pocono Mountains United Way and was awarded t... Read more »

On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced over $1.5 million in federal funding for Scranton-Lackawanna County Head Start, which will be used to continue providing comprehensive early education programs to children in Northeastern Pennsylvania. “Early education is vital to preparing our children for the challenges ahead,” said Rep. Cartwright, a member of the Appropriatio... Read more »

Canaan Twp., PA –U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) visited a federal penitentiary in Wayne County on Friday morning amid reports that five of the facility’s correctional officers fell ill this week during routine cell checks. In two separate incidents, officers who were conducting pat downs in U.S. Penitentiary Canaan’s housing units began experiencing dizziness and other symptoms, and ... Read more »

Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced up to $16 million in available federal funding for local organizations to help veterans and socially-disadvantaged Pennsylvanians who are looking to own and operate ranches and farms. “Farming is an important part of our regional economy that poses unique challenges, especially for minorities and veterans who operate these... Read more »

–This week, Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) convinced his colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee to approve new funding that will offset the costs of improving stormwater infrastructure in northeastern Pennsylvania, a growing issue for working families in the district and across the state. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Rep. Cartwright advocated for increased fundin... Read more »