celebrating this milestone alongside some of the series beloved character voices since 1989, nancy cartwrightardley smith, and hank azaria. matt, what's special about this double episode is our first exclusive episode on disney plus. >> that's a big deal, so we wanted to go all in with a double christmas episode, and it's very spiritual and it's really it's really a deep show. >> in it, homer is hypnotized and believes that he is santa claus himself, while in the aftermath, flawless ned flanders has a sudden crisis of faith. >> it's a christmas miracle over here. >> this is epic. exactly to the day. 35 years ago, we premiered simpsons roasting on an open fire, and we all remember that. >> i'm sure debuting nancy cartwright's bart in holiday mode. >> oh, jingle bells, batman smells. robin laid an egg. the batmobile broke its wheel, the joker got away. >> how many grades does this school have? >> hank, you always said you base some of your voices on actual people. where's moe from, then? >> when he's not expecting it? bam! they all fork in the eye, and moe. moe, i grew up idolizing al pacino. y

cartwright, however, is skeptical. city will work fast and a lot of people are weary. >> they have no reason to trust the city or the county, the faith and trust system between the city and county and unhoused people is broken. speaking of those sanctioned tent encampments, 56 tents are set to open up east side. san jose starting in march with sweets wrapping up throughout the year. >> in san jose, jackie moment kron 4 news. >> happening now about a dozen unsheltered people have set up tents outside san francisco city hall participants. they're calling it a sweep free sanctuary community. they say they're protesting the supreme court's ruling that allowed cities to sweep homeless encampments without offering shelters. and governor gavin newsom's support of that ruling. >> so this has resulted in a very violent reaction for many of her own house committee members, elderly people having medications don't away and wheel chairs thrown away and just being destroyed by. >> by the state and by the police. >> organizers say si

cartwright's not surprised. not at all. and i'm sure that's an under count. everyone who anyone who's ever counted knows that's undercount into the bike path. she hands out supplies and some belated christmas cheer. but you know what? i'm not going to tell you a flavor there. it's horrible man. >> it's harwell mercy. watson has never been on house before, but he ended up here just 6 weeks ago. he was evicted after his roommate who paid rent was hospitalized. many some more substantial. i mean, i could go to a shot of it. >> if this, if this pope at there. it's like you got to do a raffle ticket. you got to stand up if you don't get well, people live pretty deep into these waterways here. we are standing at one of the park's by happy hollow park and zoo. >> to give you a little idea of how deep these people live. take a quick look to my right. you can see this bridge that people made. and if you follow that bridge up the hill, there are dozens of tense, all lining this waterway of people who will be forced out over the next couple months. i mean, i lost a care

cartwright also says more needs to be done to protect seniors living on the streets. on december 20th, these tombstones will be displayed at san jose city hall to call attention to the deaths and call for action to save lives in the future. in san jose, marianne favro nbc, bay area news. well, the mountain view buddhist temple was a flurry of culinary activity today for its annual mochi making. people gather this morning at dawn to start mochizuki. look at them go. a japanese tradition that goes back a thousand years. the name literally, literally translates to pounding mochi. good name. yeah. look at them right there. pounding it. all right. volunteers. watch that hand pound shaped rice cakes. wow. they sell and give it to family members and friends in the new year. many have been doing this since childhood, including reena vignola, whose grandfather and father served as ministers at the temple. this was my backyar. so every every december i would remember this was mochizuki time. so we would wake up really early as i grew older, into a teenager, i remember shaping a

cartwright, however, is skeptical. the city will work fast and a lot of people are weary. >>they have no reason to trust the city or the county. you know, there's been a lot of failure, the faith and trust system between the city and county and unhoused people. >>broken. speaking of those sanctioned tent encampments, 56 tents are set to open up east side. san jose starting in march with sweets wrapping up throughout the year in san jose. jackie moment kron 4 news. >>a car crashes into a bar in san francisco sending 2 people to the hospital. it happened this afternoon at the mira loma club on portola drive near evelyn way. the cause of the crash still under investigation. in 9 years in business, a san francisco hardware store is closing. it's doors for forward has more. >>west such a vibrant area and such a neighborhood, such a village in the middle of the city. and this is going to be a real blow, a lost to the west portal neighborhood after 88 years in business popping house and hardware will be closing at the end of the year. andrew bly lives up the street from the famil

cartwright, however, is skeptical. the city will work fast and a lot of people are weary. >> they have no reason to trust the city or the county. you know, there's been a lot of failure, the faith and trust system between the city and county and unhoused people. >> is broken. speaking of those sanctioned tent encampments, 56 tents are set to open up and he said san jose starting in march with sweets wrapping up throughout the year. >> in san jose, jackie moment kron 4 news. >> touch-sensitive processed. >> but if you let your foot off the gas a little bit, we can see oakland spiral. >> still ahead, an interview you'll only see here on kron 4. what oakland's outgoing mayor sheng thao is saying tonight about the people she says helped fund the campaign that eventually copper be called. >> a low staffing issue is really a huge crisis and it leaves all the residents in the city in danger pretty much anywhere they go. >> plus, how vallejo residents tired of crime are taking matters into their own hands. >> and after being i

cartwright's not surprised. not at all. and i'm sure that's an under count. everyone who anyone who's ever counted knows that's undercount into the bike path. she hands out supplies and some belated christmas cheer. but you know what? i'm not going to tell you a flavor there. it's horrible man. >> it's harwell mercy. watson has never been on house before, but he ended up here just 6 weeks ago. he was evicted after his roommate who paid rent was hospitalized. many some more substantial. i mean, i could go to a shot of it. >> if this, if this pope at there. it's like you got to do a raffle ticket. you got to stand up if you don't get well, people live pretty deep into these waterways here. we are standing at one of the park's by happy hollow park and zoo. >> to give you a little idea of how deep these people live. take a quick look to my right. you can see this bridge that people made. and if you follow that bridge up the hill, there are dozens of tense, all lining this waterway of people who will be forced out over the next couple months. i mean, i lost a care

cartwright's not surprised. not at all. and i'm sure that's an under count. everyone anyone who's ever counted knows that's an undercount into the bike path. she hands out supplies and some belated christmas cheer. but you know what? i'm not going to tell you a flavor there. it's horrible man. >> it's horrible. murphy watson has never been on house before, but he ended up here just 6 weeks ago. he was evicted after his roommate who paid rent was hospitalized. many some more substantial. i mean, i could go to a shot of it. >> if this, if this hope at the it's like you got wrap for taking. got to stand up if you don't get well, people live pretty deep into these waterways here. we are standing at one of the park's by happy hollow park and zoo. >> to give you a little idea of how deep these people live. take a quick look to my right. people made. and if you follow that bridge up the hill. >> there are dozens of tense, all lining this waterway of people who will be forced out over the next couple months. i mean, i lost a career job. i was working the counter. it.

cartwright says she believes the sweeping of homeless camps has played a role in this year's deathths. oe of the things that is causing people to die the most is sleeping people, and that's because you're taking them out of shelters that they have built, that protect them from the elements, or you're taking away the things that they have that keep them warm. on december 20th at san jose city hall, all of these tombstones will be on display to help increase awareness and highlight how many people are dying on the streets in san jose. marianne favro nbc bay area news. dozens of bikers taking to the streets of san fransco. today. we are talking about the hells angels here. they come. it's the hells angels toy drive. it's the fourth year that motorcycle club has organized this donation drive. all the toys and there were many were given to the san francisco fire department to be handed out to families in need. the best part about this? they're in our community, our neighborhood. they're helping the people in our in our communities. have a very happy christmas this year. yeah. merry christm

cartwright, however, is skeptical that the city will work fast and a lot of people are weary. >> theye no reason to trust the city or the county, the faith and trust system between the city and county and unhoused people. >> is broken. speaking of those sanctioned tent encampments, 56 tents are set to open up east side. san jose starting in march with sweets wrapping up throughout the year. >> in san jose, jackie moment kron 4 news. >> about a dozen and sheltered people set up tents outside of san francisco city hall. they're calling it a free sweep. sanctuary community. a sweep free sanctuary community. they said that they're protesting the supreme court's ruling that allowed cities to sweep homeless encampments without offering shelters. and governor gavin newsom support of that ruling. >> so this has resulted in a very violent reaction for many of her own house committee members, elderly people having medications don't away and wheelchair stone away and just being destroyed by. >> by the state and by the organizers say similar communities have been popping up in berkeley and oaklan

all goes according to plan, homeless advocates like sean cartwright won't have to deliver warm clothes or food to creeks and rivers in san jose. >> tuesday night, she's at coyote creek just south of capital expressway. so this is a really good brand. that's because the city of san jose has a plan to sweep all encampments along city waterways to know how many people there. we estimate that about 1000 people in the 12 miles that we are focused on. >> cleaning up, mayor matt mahan has for months been pressured by santa clara valley water to clear encampments from rivers and creeks. many unhoused people living near the spaces because they're private. >> its stay at a comfortable temperature during cold and hot months. the water board is worried about pollution and general safety. we're focused on the 12 miles that are most impacted where there's direct discharge into the waterway and tuesday, the work started. mayor mahan meeting with unhoused people trying to figure out what form of shelter works best. the city has outlined millions for 2025. for new shelter bets new hotel rooms, tiny hom

cartwright, however, is skeptical that the city will work fast and a lot of people are weary. >> theyy or the county, the faith and trust system between the city and county and unhoused people. >> is broken. speaking of those sanctioned tent encampments, 56 tents are set to open up east side. san jose starting in march with sweets wrapping up throughout the year. >> in san jose, jackie moment kron 4 news. >> now to san francisco where about a dozen unsheltered people set up tents outside of san francisco city hall. this is part of a protest. they say they're demonstrating against the supreme court's ruling allowing cities to clean up encampments without offering shelter. >> often the very a violent reaction for many of her own house committee members, elderly people having medications dunaway and wheelchair stone away and just being destroyed by. >> and state and by the organizers say similar demonstrations have been popping up in berkeley, oakland and even in los angeles and seattle. the holiday spirit is alive and no, we value. the san francisco neighborhood is re-branding itself as

cartwright, however, is skeptical that the city will work fast and a lot of people are weary. >> theyst system between the city and county and unhoused people is broken. speaking of those sanctioned tent encampments, 56 tents are set to open up east side. san jose starting in march with sweets wrapping up throughout the year. >> in san jose, jackie moment kron 4 news. >> happening now about a dozen unsheltered people set up tents outside san francisco city hall in a sign of protest. they say they are demonstrating against the supreme court's ruling allowing cities to sweep encampments without offering people shelter. >> has resulted in a very violent reaction for many of her own house committee members, elderly people adding medications don't away and wheelchair stone away and just being destroyed by. >> by the state and by the union, organizers say similar demonstrations have been popping up in berkeley, oakland and as far away as los angeles and seattle. 12, 17 this afternoon live look outside at the city of san francisco. we can see the fog out there as well, which kathy trafton is

cartwright, however, is skeptical that the city will work fast and a lot of people are weary. >> theye no reason to trust the city or the county, the faith and trust system between the city and county and unhoused people is broken. speaking of those sanctioned tent encampments, 56 tents are set to open up east side. san jose starting in march with sweets wrapping up throughout the year. >> in san jose, jackie moment kron 4 news. >> happening now about a dozen unsheltered people. they've set up tents outside of san francisco city hall. participants are calling it a sweet free sanctuary community. they say there protesting the springs court ruling that allowed cities to sweet homeless encampments now offering them shelters. governor gavin new om support of the ruling. >> so this has resulted in a very violent reaction for many of her own house committee members, elderly people having medications don't away and wheelchair stone away and just being destroyed by. >> by the state and by the organizers say similar communities have been popping up in berkeley, oakland and far away la in seatt

cartwright's not surprised. not at all. and i'm sure that's an under count. everyone anyone who's ever counted knows that's an undercount into the bike path. she hands out supplies and some belated christmas cheer. but you know what? i'm not going to tell you a flavor there. it's horrible man. >> it's horrible. murphy watson has never been on house before, but he ended up here just 6 weeks ago. he was evicted after his roommate who paid rent was hospitalized. many some more substantial. i mean, i could go to a shot of it. >> if this, if this pope at there. it's like you got to do a raffle ticket. you got to stand up if you don't get well, people live pretty deep into these waterways here. we are standing at one of the park's by happy hollow park and zoo. >> to give you a little idea of how deep these people live. take a quick look to my right. you can see this bridge that people made. and if you follow that bridge up the hill. >> there are dozens of tents, all lining this waterway of people who will be forced out over the next couple months. i mean, i lost a

cartwright is an unhoused advocate. >> and help set up the tombstones ever years. it starts with a blank canvas. recycling last year's 2 steps. there's so much despair. >> and this is created by, you know, the way that they're treated on the streets, you lose your dignity, you lose your identity. >> and for many of these people, their full name etched in styrofoam is in many cases, the only tombstone they will ever get. >> there's a sense of failure like sometimes you feel like you field somebody. but at the same time, you know that this city in the county families, people advocates, say the number of people who died while on the street who are asian is 18. and that's a record that statistic mobilize the san jose vietnamese somewhere on the floor. i hannah one. the one we just finished it. >> yeah, fred. she did. up easily treatable condition. faith in, you know, that. >> upsets at, you know, that we've been hand. we see a lot of from ages, 0 to 101. >> no matter how much you've been down on your luck. these are the people who make sure he will not be forgot. >> an

cartwright: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to address my colleagues here on the house floor one last time. and to express my heartfelt gratitude for what has been the greatest honor of my lifetime. 12 years ago i was sent here to washington to represent the people of northeastern pennsylvania. a region defined by its natural beauty, its rich industrial heritage and its honest, hardworking citizens. when i was elected, i vowed to be an effective legislator. somebody would put aside politics for party and work across the aisle to pass meaningful legislation to the lives not just of my constituents back home, but of all americans. and i did that. in my 12 years here, i've had fully 16 bills, pieces of substantive legislation, passed into law by the past three presidents. laws that are actively protecting our nation's veterans, laws that are preserving our environment, laws that are reducing government waste and helping government work more efficiently. i've also worked to restore passenger rail between scranton, penn

and then house advocate john cartwright walks us through coyote creek off capitol expressway. and every wants know where they're going to go. and that's what i'm asking valley water where they're going to go while handing out supplies. we met up with cheyenne boyer who's been experiencing homelessness for years like now. what do we do? wandering the streets all day? >> i mean, we're we're gonna put our tents. we're gonna put our stuff that we have that belongs to is that he's picking up some blankets, a new sleeping bags with the nighttime temps now dipping into the low 40's and nearby shelter space, constantly full senate. know every can be fresher. they're going to be a mess. this section of coyote creek has around 200 people within a small radius. this woman wanted to remain anonymous since she just lost her housing. she says this ordinance could put people at risk. it's getting colder. >> in the meantime, it's cool. not so much of the day. now it's getting valley water argues the move is to keep the waterways clean and keep their staff safe from possible soltz. we want to

cartwright is an unhoused advocate. >> and help set up the tombstones ever years.s, you lose your dignity, you lose your identity. >> and for many of these people, their full name etched in styrofoam is in many cases, the only tombstone they will ever get. >> there's a sense of failure like sometimes you feel like you field somebody. but at the same time, you know that this city in the county families, people advocates, say the number of people who died while on the street who are asian is 18. and that's a record that statistic mobilize the san jose vietnamese somewhere on the floor. i hannah one. the one we just finished it. >> yeah, she did. up easily treatable condition. faith in, you know, that. >> upsets at, you know, that we've been hand. we see a lot of from ages, 0 to 101. >> no matter how much you've been down on your luck. these are the people who make sure he will not be forgot. >> and those tombstones will end up here at san jose city hall. coming up on december. 20th at 11:00am they will have a presentation to honor each of the lives that have been los

cartwright is an unhoused advocate. >> and help set up the tombstones ever years stuff.starts with a blank canvas. recycling last year's 2 steps. there's so much despair. >> and this is created by, you know, the way that they're treated on the streets, you lose your dignity, you lose your identity. >> and for many of these people, their full name etched in styrofoam is in many cases, the only tombstone they will ever get. >> there's a sense of failure like sometimes you feel like you field somebody. but at the same time, you know that this sitting in the county families, people advocates, say the number of people who died while on the street who are asian is 18. and that's a record that statistic mobilize the san jose vietnamese somewhere on the floor. i hannah one. the one we just finished it. >> yeah, she did. up easily treatable condition. faith in, you know, that. >> upsets at, you know, that we've been hand. we see a lot of from ages, 0 to 101. >> no matter how much you've been down on your luck. these are the people who make sure he will not be forgot. >> and those

cartwright is an unhoused advocate. >> and help set up the tombstones ever years it starts with a blankyear's 2 steps. there's so much despair. >> and this is created by, you know, the way that they're treated on the streets, you lose your dignity, you lose your identity. >> and for many of these people, their full name etched in styrofoam is in many cases, the only tombstone they will ever get. >> there's a sense of failure like sometimes you feel like you field somebody. but at the same time, you know that this city in the county families, people advocates, say the number of people who died while on the street who are asian is 18. and that's a record that statistic mobilize the san jose vietnamese from group somewhere on the floor. i hannah one. the one we just >> yeah, she up easily treatable condition. faith in, you know, >> upsets at, you know, that we've been hand. we see a lot of from ages, 0 to 101. >> no matter how much you've been down on your luck. these are the people who make sure he will not be forgot. >> and those tombstones >> heyward police are investigating shooting. d

cartwright is an unhoused advocate. >> and help set up the tombstones ever years starts with a blank canvas. recycling last year's tombstones. there's so much despair. >> and this is created by, you know, the way that they're treated on the streets, you lose your dignity, you lose your identity. >> and for many of these people, their full name etched in styrofoam is in many cases, the only tombstone they will ever get. >> there's a sense of failure like sometimes you feel like you field somebody. but at the same time, you know that this city in the county families, people advocates, say the number of people who died while on the street who are asian is 18. and that's a record that statistic mobilize the san jose vietnamese from group somewhere on the floor. i hannah one. the one we just finished >> yeah, she up easily treatable condition. faith in, you know, >> upsets at, you know, that we've been hand. we see a lot of from ages, 0 to 101. >> no matter how much you've been down on your luck. these are the people who make sure he will not be forgot. >> now is jack molmud reporting on

cartwright is an unhoused advocate. >> and help set up the tombstones every year.th a blank canvas. recycling last year's tombstones. there's so much despair. >> and this is created by, you know, the way that they're treated on the streets, you lose your dignity, you lose your identity. >> and for many of these people, their full namenetched in styrofoam is in many cases, the only tombstone they will ever get. >> there's a sense of failure like sometimes you feel like you field somebody. but at the same time, you know that this city in the county field, these people advocates say the number of people who died while on the street who are asian is 18 and that's a record that statistic mobilize the san jose vietnamese from group somewhere on the floor. i hannah one. the one we just >> yeah, she up an easily treatable condition. faith in, you know, >> upsets at, you know, that we've been hand. we see a lot of from ages, 0 to 101. >> no matter how much you've been down on your luck. these are the people who make sure he will not be forgot. >> well, i was checked moment

cartwright is an unhoused advocate. >> and help set up the tombstones ever years starts with a blank canvas. recycling last year's tombstones. there's so much despair. >> and this is created by, you know, the way that they're treated on the streets, you lose your dignity, you lose your identity. >> and for many of these people, their full name etched in styrofoam is in many cases, the only tombstone they will ever get. >> there's a sense of failure like sometimes you feel like you field somebody. but at the same time, you know that this city in the county families, people advocates, say the number of people who died while on the street who are asian is 18. and that's a record that statistic mobilize the san jose vietnamese from group somewhere on the floor. i hannah one. the one we just finished >> yeah, fred. she up easily treatable condition. faith in, you know, that. >> upsets at, you know, that we've been hand. we see a lot of from ages, 0 to 101. >> no matter how much you've been down on your luck. these are the people who make sure he will not be forgot. >> jack molmud reportin

cartwright: thank you, mr. speaker, for this opportunity to speak of my bill, h.r. 1695, the samosa act, the strengthening agency management and oversight of software assets act. it is a he single mission of the oversight committee to rout out waste, fraud, and abuse and to take measures to stop the spending. it would require all federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive assessment of their current software assets and restructure their operations to reduce costs. the u.s. government is the largest single software customer in the world. our federal government spends billions of taxpayer dollars often software licenses alone. most of these software license purchases are purposesful but some are redundant, duplicative, simply unnecessary. g.a.o. reports have called out duplicative i.t. purchases and concluded that better tracking and inventory systems are necessary to avoid unnecessary purchases. but current software procurement processes lack transparency about what software assets are purchased and which ones

cartwright is an unhoused advocate. >> and help set up the tombstones every year starts with a blank canvas. recycling last year's tombstones. there's so much despair. >> and this is created by, you know, the way that they're treated on the streets, you lose your dignity, you lose your identity. >> and for many of these people, their full name etched in styrofoam is in many cases, the only tombstone they will ever get. >> there's a sense of failure like sometimes you feel like you field somebody. but at the same time, you know that this city in the county families, people advocates, say the number of people who died while on the street who are asian is 18. and that's a record that statistic mobilize the san jose be in these front somewhere on the floor. i hannah one. the one we just finished >> yeah, she up easily treatable condition. faith in, you know, >> upsets at, you know, that we've been hand. we see a lot of from ages, 0 to 101. >> no matter how much you've been down on your luck. these are the people who make sure he will not be forgotten. >> that was jack moment reporting an

cartwright is an unhoused advocate. >> and help set up the tombstones every year.rts with a blank canvas. recycling last year's tombstones. there's so much despair. >> and this is created by, you know, the way that they're treated on the streets, you lose your dignity, you lose your identity. >> and for many of these people, their full name etched in styrofoam is in many cases, the only tombstone they will ever get. >> there's a sense of failure like sometimes you feel like you field somebody. but at the same time, you know that this city in the county field, these people advocates say the number of people who died while on the street who are asian is 18 and that's a record that statistic mobilize the san jose vietnamese front somewhere on the floor, i hannah one. the one we just finished. >> yeah, she up an easily treatable condition. faith in, you know, >> upsets at, you know, that we've been hand. we see a lot of from ages, 0 to 101. >> no matter how much you've been down on your luck. these are the people who make sure he will not be forgot. >> well, that was j

. >> representative matt cartwright of pennsylvania gave his final floor speech reflecting on his 12 years

. >> reporter: debuting nancy cartwright's bart in holiday mode. ♪ jingle bells batman smells robin laid mercilessly, i really just didn't think that my voice could be that much of an asset. >> reporter: so you showed everybody back in grade school? >> yeah. who has the last laugh now? [ laughter ] >> reporter: hank, you always said you based some of your voices on actual people. where's mo from? >> when he's not expecting it, bam, the old fork in the eye. mo. mo i grew up idolizing al pacino, young al. i'm tired here. everybody is coming down on me, kid. that al. in preparation for the show, i did this, al pacino. >> reporter: can you make it gravelly? >> if you make al pacino gravelly, you get mo. that was that there. >> that's the best story ever. >> reporter: also prominently featured, one of nancy's other major characters, ralph wigem. >> i'm ralph wigem. and i've been a good boy. >> reporter: how is his voice different from bart? >> bart is simple. he's like here in my throat. ralph, i don't know where he is. somewhere in my head. he's floating around. [ laughter ] >> reporter: nan

representative mooney of west virginia representative volatile no of--napolitano of pennsylvania and cartwrightania. that begins at 9:00 on c-span. and now your phone calls for the rest of the program. roy in texas. democrat. go ahead. caller: actually i called in on the support line for the death penalty. and they just patched me over to the open forum. so merry christmas and happy new year. i do support the death penalty and i will give you the reason why. when that person takes another person's life, he does not just affect the person's life he took. he affects everybody else's life around the person to the point of society as a whole. so when he violates those people's rights, why should that person have any? his family can still see him in prison without the death penalty. the people who lost a family member will never see that person again. so, you need to think about these things. and in the second thing i would like to see is that i would like to ask the democratic party to do their best to work with donald trump and the republican party to grow up and quit the infighting. everyone have

may god bless the united >> pennsylvania democrat matt cartwright is leaving the u.s. house, having lost his 2024 reelection bid to republican challenger rob bresnahan. next, his final remarks to his colleagues in the 118th congress. he reflected on 12 years serving in the house, his time on the appropriations committee, and his methods to work across party lines. speaker. i rise today to address my colleagues here on the house floor one last time. and to express my heartfelt gratitude for what has been the greatest honor of my lifetime. 12 years ago i was sent here to washington to represent the people of northeastern pennsylvania. a region defined by its natural beauty, its rich industrial heritage and its honest, hardworking citizens. when i was elected, i vowed to be an effective legislator. somebody would put aside politics for party and work across the aisle to pass meaningful legislation to the lives not just of my constituents back home, but of all americans. and i did that. in my 12 years here, i've had fully 16 bills, pieces of substantive legislation, passed

cartwright: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to address my colleagues here on the house floor one last time. and to express my heartfelt gratitude for what has been the greatest honor of my lifetime. 12 years ago i was sent here to washington to represent the people of northeastern pennsylvania. a region defined by its natural beauty, its rich industrial heritage and its honest, hardworking citizens. when i was elected, i vowed to be an effective legislator. somebody would put aside politics for party and work across the aisle to pass meaningful legislation to the lives not just of my constituents back home, but of all americans. and i did that. in my 12 years here, i've had fully 16 bills, pieces of substantive legislation, passed into law by the past three presidents. laws that are actively protecting our nation's veterans, laws that are preserving our environment, laws that are reducing government waste and helping government work more efficiently. i've also worked to restore passenger rail between scranton, penn

may god bless the united >> pennsylvania democrat matt cartwright is leaving the u.s. house, having lost his 2024 reelection bid to republican challenger rob bresnahan. next, his final remarks to his colleagues in the 118th congress. he reflected on 12 years serving in the house, his time on the appropriations committee, and his methods to work across party lines.

why were cartwright king to be kept apprised of civil claims? so many unanswered questions. paragraph 209 of the post office written submissions where we are talking about the engagement with the cc rc. and that paragraph 209, the post office says this... subsequent letters to the cc rc were drafted by womble von dickinson, including a holding response on the 24th ofjuly and the substantive response on the 26th ofjuly setting out the proposed course of action, brian altman's review, the safety of the convictions and when cases are identified, where there may be issues over the safety to determine the proper approach to be taken. you know that they dispense with the issues over the safety. you know, because the post office tells you in its next line, neither of these drafts refer to any issue with garethjenkins. there is no evidence, the post office says, that this was at the request of the post office rather than at the instigation of womble von dickinson. this is desperate stuff, it is reasonable, playing the limits of the evidence. there is no evidence this was done at the