SAINT CLAIR - The Columbia Hose Company No. 2 was selected to receive a $39,900 grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-17, announced the award of the grant Friday, saying it would be used for enhancements to operations and safety.
In a rare occurrence for a congressional freshman, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-17, was elected to serve as the ranking member of a subcommittee.
Cartwright will be the top Democrat on the Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee, which is part of the larger House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Seven Scranton High School students were in Washington, D.C., visiting monuments, touring museums and witnessing Monday's inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Once in a lifetime
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright is looking forward to leading the newest group of Democrats in the House.
"I'm very honored that they did that," said Cartwright, who has been chosen president of the 49-member freshman class of Democrats.
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Northampton, will serve on a congressional gun violence prevention task force, according to a news release.
Newly-seated Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Lackawanna) was elected class president by his fellow Democratic freshman on January 4th. Cartwright will serve alongside fellow class president Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) for the 2013 legislative year.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Matt Cartwright, PA-17, was selected as a Democratic Freshman class President this morning by his fellow Freshmen Democrats. Cartwright will serve alongside Rep. Joaquin Castro, TX-20, during the current year and Rep. Michele Lujan Grisham, NM-01, and Rep. John Delaney, MD-6, will serve as co-presidents for 2014.
The 2013 presidential inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.
The One Hundred Thirteenth United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015.
