Economy and Jobs

Each day that Congresswoman Matsui serves as Sacramento’s representative, she’s working to push the economy forward for American families. The Congresswoman has championed making targeted investments in areas that will grow the economy and create high-paying jobs: manufacturing, clean energy, education, health care, and infrastructure.

The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded a strong, decisive response from the federal government to ensure our economic stability and create new well-paying jobs. As we continue to work through a time of unprecedented uncertainty, millions of Americans have been left struggling by the economic fallout caused by the pandemic. The challenges we face are some of the most consequential of our lifetime, and that is why she is working with the Biden Administration to expand support for small businesses, boost investments in job training, and create new pathways to employment. But more work must be done to strengthen this growth and ensure the economy benefits all Americans.

The Congresswoman has joined with her Democratic Women’s Working Group (DWWG) colleagues to promote the Women’s Economic Agenda, which is grounded in the knowledge that when women succeed, America succeeds. She has also pushed to expand broadband access for low-income households to ensure working families have the tools they need to apply for a job, take online classes, or start a business. And, she has consistently called for additional funding for state and local governments to maintain services that support economic activity like public transit, tourism boards, and the arts.

As we strive to build and strengthen our economy, Congresswoman Matsui is committed to continue fighting to keep Sacramento a wonderful place to work and live.

Accomplishments

• In February 2021, Congresswoman Matsui met with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers to address shortages in the global supply chain for critical goods including semiconductors and medical supplies

• In April 2021, the Congresswoman met with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and leaders of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) to address the priorities of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the American Jobs Plan

• Successfully secured $52 billion of vital investments in the America COMPETES Act to help address supply chain shortages in the strategically important semiconductor industry, which is based on her legislation, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act

• Led a bipartisan group of 85 Members of Congress in securing funding for Destination Marketing Organizations like Visit Sacramento and Visit California. These organizations are economic drivers, bringing tourism dollars and supporting local businesses

• Secured funding for Sacramento’s I Street Bridge Replacement Project and Old I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Project through the INVEST in America Act

• Secured over $468 million in local funding to aid local city and county governments in the Sacramento region in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the American Rescue Plan

• Led a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers with Representative McCaul (TX-10) in sending a letter to President Biden, urging him to make bold investments in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing

• Secured over $13 million in COVID-19 relief funding for Sacramento International Airport to support operations during and after the pandemic and to make needed infrastructure upgrades.

• Helped secure $1 billion in funding for AmeriCorps as part of the American Rescue Plan.

Legislation

• H.R. 4150 - Minor League Baseball Relief Act

• H.R. 3886 -  Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act of 2021

• H.R. 3917 - Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act

• H.R. 3513 - the Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA) of 2019