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Matt Cartwright

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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.

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Dec 11, 2013

I believe the Affordable Care Act is a landmark law. It is obviously, by no means, perfect, it needs a lot of work, but all of us need to roll up our sleeves and work together and make it better.

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Dec 3, 2013

For far too long, Congress has failed to act while the impacts of climate change threaten our security, our economy, our budget, and the health of our citizens. In fact, the GAO included climate change in its high-risk report this…

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Nov 14, 2013

I thank the gentleman. The answer is this: we don't have idiots as Federal judges in this country. If a Federal judge sees a situation where somebody is really acting egregiously, really abusing the system, really filing a frivolous case…

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Nov 14, 2013

What this bill is really after is simply to make people afraid to go to court to assert their rights, to assert their voting rights, to assert their workplace safety rights, to assert the rights guaranteed them under the United States…

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Nov 14, 2013

I thank the gentleman from Michigan. Madam Speaker, I come here as a freshman in this Congress. I come from northeastern Pennsylvania, my first time involved in the political theater. And I tell you, Madam Speaker, that I have plied my…

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Nov 12, 2013

the chairman claimed otherwise in his opening statement here today, the House Republican Conference is politicizing this issue.

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Nov 12, 2013

The Affordable Care Act was passed into law in 2010. It seeks to increase competition in the marketplace, to help bring down health care costs.

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Nov 12, 2013

This hearing, like so many previous hearings this committee has held, is clearly an extension of the politically motivated repeal or delay agenda.

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Nov 12, 2013

Jay Carney is being paid to say things that aren't so.

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Nov 12, 2013

It tells them how to exploit any challenges or glitches for their own political gain.

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Nov 12, 2013

I really would like to get to the bottom of what is going on with the website.

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Oct 30, 2013

We have a couple of things going on today. Number one, the House will be discharged at the end of the day to go back to a district work period, and we know what we are going to hear at home. What we are going to hear is: Why can't you…

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