Keeping Our Communities Safe

In the three years since Community Project Funding was reintroduced, Cartwright has secured more than $83 million in federal tax dollars for Northeast Pennsylvania

Today, Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), Colin Allred (TX-32), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Jim Costa (CA-21), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Dina Titus (NV-01), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Susan Wild (PA-07), Jared Golden (ME-02), Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Mike Levin (CA-49), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Nikki Budzinski…

Scranton police Detective Kyle Gilmartin will be the guest of U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright at the 2024 State of the Union address on March 7. Gilmartin is recovering in a rehabilitation facility near Philadelphia after being seriously injured when he and other officers were ambushed in a gang-related shooting in January. “Detective Gilmartin and the fellow officers who saved his…

Rep. Matt Cartwright announced Monday that Det. Gilmartin and his wife will join him in Washington for the annual address to Congress.

U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and Brian Mast (R-FL-21) introduced the Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act in the 118th Congress. This bipartisan bill would establish a national monitoring program to provide researchers with better data on the extent of mercury contamination in the U.S., helping to inform where to target…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, and U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and Brian Mast (R-FL-21) this wee introduced the “Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act.” This bipartisan bill would establish a national monitoring program to provide researchers with better data on the extent of mercury contamination in the U.S., helping to inform where to target pollution reduction…

A sewer project in Exeter is getting $8.7 million in federal funding. U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, and Bob Morgan, U.S. Department of Agriculture state director for rural development, made the announcement Wednesday morning at the Exeter Borough Building. “This funding from the USDA’s Rural Development Program will help Exeter create a 21st century storm and…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced the Preparedness and Risk management for Extreme weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness (PREPARE) Act, legislation that would ensure that Americans are prepared for extreme weather events by establishing best practices across the government in order to protect communities while saving taxpayer money. This…