Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – CongresswomanDoris Matsui (D-CA-07) released the following statement after President Biden signed the 2024 government funding package into law. The legislation includes a key provision to establish a permanent definition of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) services under the Medicaid program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) issued the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union address.

“Tonight, President Biden detailed his vision for the future – speaking directly to the American people about the progress we have made and our opportunities to build upon it.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, CongresswomanDoris Matsui (CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee,issued the following statement after full Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously passed H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) voted to secure $13,576,383 in Community Project Funding for California’s 7th District. The House passed a package of six appropriations bills that includes federal dollars for projects which address some of the most pressing needs across the Sacramento region. This legislation will be signed into law by President Biden later this week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, CongresswomanDoris Matsui (D-CA), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-VA), and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced the introduction of the Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. This bicameral, bipartisan bill would provide nurses with stronger federal workplace safeguards.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), sent a letter to National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson and Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer John Sherman, requesting the agencies outline their process for the studies of the Lower 3 GHz band as required by the National Spectrum Strategy.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Reps. Robert Garcia (CA-42), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led a group of 20 lawmakers in a letter to senior White House officials, urging them to swiftly finalize a strong heavy-duty vehicle emissions rule and make strategic investments in charging and fueling infrastructure for zero-emission trucks along key freight corridors. 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), released the following statement on Japanese American Day of Remembrance, the 82^nd anniversary of the date in 1942 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 – leading to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.