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Cartwright’s 15 community funding requests were approved: Where will money go?Pike County Courier
Washington,
December 29, 2022
As U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08), a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, announces that all 15 of his community project funding requests were included in the final 2023 federal omnibus spending package that passed, with $52.7 million coming to the Eighth District, his office provided information about what would be funded in Pike County and elsewhere in the district.
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08), a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, announced that all 15 of his Community Project Funding requests were included in the final 2023 federal omnibus spending package that recently passed. The $52.7 million coming to the Eighth District is intended to promote economic development, expand medical and mental health services, and provide infrastructure upgrades. Multiple funding projects also included in the spending bill will support area law enforcement, police and first responders. “This funding directly responds to some of the most pressing needs in Northeast Pennsylvania by creating jobs with better pay, making us safer, and strengthening our communities,” Cartwright said. Read more here. |