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April 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress.


April 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) announced that Ms. Julie Omishakin, a Nurse Practitioner who has worked on the frontline of the pandemic response with the Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC), will be her virtual guest for President Biden's address to a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday.


April 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass Congresswoman Doris Matsui's (CA-06) Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies (TRANSPLANT) Act (H.R. 941), a bill that reauthorizes the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (the Program) and the National Cord Blood Inventory for five years.

Issues:Health Care

April 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and leaders of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) to address the priorities of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in President Biden's American Jobs Plan.


April 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, urging her to strictly enforce recently issued safety guidance under the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) and immediately halt cruises if outbreaks occur on board.


April 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), and Elaine Luria (D-VA), and Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) applauded the passage of the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act (H.R. 1202/S.

Issues:Health Care

April 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and 16 colleagues, sent a letter to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy Administrator Steven Cliff, urging him to rescind a Trump Administration rule delaying the effective date of inflation-adjusted penalties for violating fuel-economy standards.


April 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10) led a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers in sending a letter to President Biden, urging him to make bold investments in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.


April 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-02) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, urging him to issue guidance that will allow K-12 schools to make investments in increased cybersecurity measures.


March 31, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Co-Chair Congresswoman Doris Matsui and her fellow leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly and Paul Tonko, and SEEC Vice-Chairs Reps. Chellie Pingree, Alan Lowenthal, Mike Quigley, A.