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Matt Alton Cartwright is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Cartwright has focused on issues such as healthcare, job creation, and infrastructure during his time in office. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at improving the lives of working families in his district and has worked on various initiatives to support local businesses and economic development.
Today I rise to recognize a remarkable and historic milestone that unites two communities across the Atlantic Ocean. It is with great pride and joy that I announce the official designation of Old Forge, Pennsylvania, and Felitto, Italy, as…
I wish to add my voice to those speaking in memory of and in honor of Corey Comperatore. I talk a lot in this Chamber about putting people over politics, and that is what we are doing here, we Pennsylvanians tonight, in memory of Corey…
Ranking Member Larson has that right, and I thank the gentleman for answering my questions. Tonight, I am here to speak on behalf of 191,000 people from northeastern Pennsylvania who depend on Social Security checks coming in to keep them…
The first question I have, and we heard it tonight, we heard the statement, the assertion that Social Security for generations has been the single most important income support program in America and has lifted millions upon millions of…
I thank Ranking Member Larson for yielding. I wonder if he would submit himself to a few questions and engage in a colloquy. Will the gentleman yield?
I have one final question for Ranking Member Larson. This idea of raising the retirement age, as the gentleman has explained very well, constitutes a cut in benefits for every year Republicans raise it. Economists have worked out how much…
We have also heard talk about this Republican Study Committee, which is a group of 80 percent of the Republicans here in the United States House of Representatives, and it is a committee that came up with a proposal about Social Security…
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You know that in northeastern Pennsylvania, our economy has been bumping along since the decline of coal mining, since NAFTA, which bestowed benefits and burdens across our nation, but unevenly across our geography.
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