Sep 11, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I rise to remind my colleagues that we are still operating this Nation under the ridiculous sequester budget. It has been months since these across-the-board cuts were enacted, devastating so many important programs that…
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.
Congressional Record · 2013-09-11
Jul 23, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I note that the gallery is filled with students and their families. Due to this House's failure to produce realistic bipartisan legislation, the interest rate of college loans has doubled from 3.4 to 6.8 percent for more than…
Jul 17, 2013
Madam Speaker, as the House prepares this week to vote for the 38th time to take patient protections away from working families and to undermine the economic security of the middle class, millions of working Americans are struggling to…
Jul 17, 2013
Thank you, Congressman Cardenas. I want to say tonight that I'm so proud of my fellow men and women, new Members who have spoken in this Special Order hour so far on comprehensive immigration reform. Madam Speaker, it is obvious from the…
Jul 16, 2013
Well, Madam Secretary, all I ask is for you to be sure to conduct thorough and real research from disinterested sources, and not simply take at face value the glib comments of spectators to the fracking industry before making a decision on…
Jul 16, 2013
But the deficiencies of FracFocus as a mechanism for public disclosure of the millions of gallons of fracking fluids used each year on Federal lands is becoming increasingly apparent.
Jul 11, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to this farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it increases hunger in America, and it punishes all of those who rely on the SNAP program in…
Jul 10, 2013
Mr. Speaker, the time has come for this House to address comprehensive immigration reform. If the Senate can fashion a bipartisan bill, we can too. Follow the money. Bringing 11 million people out of the shadows would increase our gross…
Jul 10, 2013
Now Dr. Bhave, last night, the House Republicans passed an extremely damaging energy appropriations bill that would cut the Department of Energy's budget next year by $3 billion below last year's already depressed levels and $4 billion…
Jul 10, 2013
I rise to oppose this amendment, this attempt by the gentleman from Ohio to zero out the regional commissions' budgets. I want to focus particularly on the Appalachian Regional Commission, the ARC. The purpose of the ARC is to close the…
Jun 18, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of comprehensive immigration reform. In the Bible, it couldn't be more clear: When the Son of Man returns in all his glory, escorted by the angels, then He will take His seat on the thrown of glory. All…
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