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August 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) raised concerns about known and suspected carcinogens found in flame retardants used in vehicle interiors. 


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August 5, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Members Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Mike Levin (CA-49) along with the SEEC Co-Chairs — Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-07), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) — led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan, urging the agency to adopt strong, comprehensive standards for existing gas-fired powerplants.


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August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the Cruise Passenger Protection Act, legislation to better protect passengers aboard cruise ships through updated passenger safety standards and cruise line reporting requirements.


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August 1, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s securing of the release of Americans wrongfully detained in Russia.


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July 31, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – CongresswomanDoris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), co-chairs of the bipartisan Rare Disease Congressional Caucus (RDCC), applauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on their announcement of the creation of a Rare Disease Innovation Hub.

Issues:Health Care

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July 31, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) and U.S.


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July 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­– Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), co-author of the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, and Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that will advance U.S. semiconductor research and development initiatives by creating an investment tax credit for semiconductor design expenditures.


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July 25, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and La Familia Counseling Center announced $17,842,452 in federal funding for La Familia’s Greening North Franklin Project, an initiative to reduce pollution and build climate resilience in South Sacramento.


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July 24, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), released the following statement on her decision to not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress. 

“I have been a longtime friend to Israel and will continue to be a steadfast supporter of the Israeli people. However, I will not attend today’s joint address by Prime Minister Netanyahu out of significant disagreements with the way his government has conducted the war.