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June 11, 2019

To Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, there was "no prouder place" for her husband to leave his mark than the Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse.

"It's a fitting tribute to my late husband who was committed to Sacramento and equal justice under the law," she told a room of more than 100 people at the courthouse's 20th anniversary celebration Thursday night.


June 11, 2019

A new House proposal from Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) would authorize the federal government to pursue an interim storage program for the nation's nuclear waste.


February 28, 2018

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is introducing the Congressional Review Act resolution Tuesday (Feb. 27) to nullify the Restoring Internet Freedom Order. On the House side, 150 Democrats have introduced a similar measure.


February 6, 2018

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —

Two cities, connected by an aging bridge over a powerful river, are moving closer toward a major new transportation hub.

The iconic I Street Bridge that links Sacramento and West Sacramento is scheduled to be replaced with a new bridge. The original bridge first opened in 1911.


October 4, 2017
A Democratic lawmaker is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to denounce a surrogate who approvingly cited the mass internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II as "precedent" for a registry of Muslim immigrants. "The imprisonment of thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II, including my parents and grandparents, is widely understood to be one of the darkest ch

October 4, 2017

Fully driverless cars could be rolling down Sacramento streets in just more than a year, following a push by Mayor Darrell Steinberg, U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui and state Sen. Richard Pan to gain federal approval for automated-vehicle testing, the three lawmakers announced Thursday. "It's about knocking on the doors of all these car companies and saying, andlsquo;We want you here.


October 4, 2017
By Ben Adler With Congress on recess this week, voters who support or oppose President Trump have the chance to get some face time with their local representatives.

October 4, 2017
By Robin Opsahl Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, spoke about her experience in the House, her family's history of internment and politics in the Trump era Thursday to a crowd of more than 100 at the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento as a part of the "She Shares" series that features prominent women leaders.

October 4, 2017
By Anita Chabria A few years ago, pigeons roosted inside on the decrepit rafters of the Sacramento Valley Station.