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As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on Tuesday night — the longest first speech the House chamber has seen since 1964 — the reaction was mixed. Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was removed for heckling, while some attendees held up signs reading “false” and “lies.” One group, however, chose to make a more visual statement through the power of pink suiting.

Long-time California Congresswoman Doris Matsui reacted to the news of layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by calling the cuts "beyond dangerous" and "deadly." She spoke with KCRA 3 on Friday about the recent slew of federal layoffs under the Trump administration.

To fund tax cuts for the nation’s richest citizens, U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui said Friday, House Republicans have proposed cuts that would strip Denise Stephenson, Joseph Wilson and roughly 320,000 other residents in her district of some or all federal health benefits.

Standing before a packed room at WellSpace Health’s Alhambra Community Health Center, U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui warned that proposed Medicaid cuts could send shockwaves through Sacramento’s economy, disrupting businesses, health care facilities and real estate development.

In early May, officials from UC Davis plan to cut the ribbon on the first phase of Aggie Square — a $1.15 billion innovation district along Stockton Boulevard — bringing one of Sacramento’s most anticipated development projects to fruition.

In just one week, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has been completely transformed.

United States Congresswoman Doris Matsui, who represents the Sacramento area, met yesterday with the senior leadership and staff of Meals on Wheels Sacramento County and ACC Senior Services to hear their concerns about the proposal to freeze federal funding for programs like the Older Americans Act.

Doris Matsui, a member of the U.S. Congress representing California’s 7th district since 2005, has expressed her views on various national issues through social media. Born in Poston, Arizona in 1944 and currently residing in Sacramento, Matsui graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in 1966. She succeeded Bob Matsui in Congress and has been active in addressing both economic policies and community events.