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April 25, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA – An infusion of nearly $2 million in federal funding is headed to the City of Sacramento thanks to two grants secured by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07). She announced the funding this morning at a press conference with leaders from the City, Sacramento City Unified School District, and the Sacramento Tree Foundation. The City also unveiled their draft Sacramento Urban Forest Plan, which will be available for review and public comment starting April 26th.


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April 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Co-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) released the following statement with fellow SEEC co-chairs Reps. Mike Quigley and Paul Tonko and SEEC Members Reps. Kathy Castor and Mike Levin after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized strong limits on pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants.


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April 25, 2024

Washington, D.C. Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Full Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to restore popular, Obama-era net neutrality protections for consumers and promote internet access for all Americans:


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April 22, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), co-chair of theHouse Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Reps. Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led a group of 54 lawmakers in introducing a resolution to commemorate Earth Day 2024.


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April 20, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) issued the following statement after the House passed critical national security and foreign aid bills.  


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April 8, 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, issued the following statement after the Department of Commerce announced a preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $6.6 billion in direct funding for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) under the CHIPS and Science Act.


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April 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Co-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), and Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA) and John Sarbanes (D-MD), sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in strong support of the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) proposal to amend all land management plans across the National Forest System to conserve existing old-growth forest and recruit future old-growth forest across America. The letter was signed by 48 House Democrats. 


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April 2, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and local leaders held a press conference to discuss the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which is helping millions of Americans save up to $30 a month on their internet bill.


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March 29, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalization of new tailpipe emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, model years 2027 and beyond.


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March 27, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) led a letterto National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Alan Davidson expressing strong support for NTIA’s commitment to internet affordability as it administers the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.