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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.
I rise at this time to lodge my objection that this House is going to recess tomorrow without taking up the renewal of the Export-Import Bank. This is a time when American businesspeople are doing everything they can think of to compete…
The executive branch can only go so far legally. And the immigration system will remain broken until Congress passes a legislative solution.
I look forward to hearing how the administration is working to uphold this Nation's immigration laws.
Tonight I urge the adoption of my amendment, which would allow the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to continue its congressionally mandated ongoing work to improve safety and accountability in the trucking and bus industry. I…
On the one point about 99.9 percent of crashes settling within existing insurance minimums, there we have the opponents of my amendment speaking really out of both sides of their mouth, because if they say it is so rare that a crash will…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Sec. 135…
That is correct. For that very reason, I urge everyone to support my amendment to allow the FMCSA to finish its important work of examining and developing a rule that is critical to preventing devastating trucking accidents and keeping our…
In my mind, though, there is still an important role for FOIA requests to shine a light on government actions that might not be in line with the core values that make our country great.
I find it hard to say, speaking for myself, that I understand why, after this longstanding bipartisan support for something that is a win-win for American taxpayers and American jobs, this Bank is suddenly the focus of political…
It isn't about ourselves. It is about the huge number of Americans who are in this special flight rules area.
We think about not only ourselves, but we think about the people who come to visit us from our districts.
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