Press Releases

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. Specifically, the letter asks the Administration to secure funding authorized in the Matsui and McCaul led CHIPS for America Act that was signed into law as part of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act.

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.

"While the shift to online interaction has helped keep students engaged, it has also highlighted a growing threat cyber-incidents targeting schools that are increasing in regularity and sophistication," the lawmakers wrote.

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. Donald McEachin and Matt Cartwright, made the following statement on the Biden administration's newly announced American Jobs Plan.

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 announcement of the American Jobs Plan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), and Rep. Jerry Nadler (NY-10), along with 20 colleagues, sent a letter to President Joe Biden to address the urgency of climate resiliency and enhancing flood protection measures in the upcoming infrastructure plan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) sent letters, along with 79 members of Congress, to President Joseph Biden to address the importance of setting ambitious and achievable targets for the efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions of passenger vehicles through 2025. Specifically, the letters urge the Biden Administration to reinstate the Obama-Biden tailpipe emissions and fuel economy standards and the California Clean Air Act waiver, which has historically raised the bar for vehicle emission standards federally.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) reintroduced H.R. 2097, the Storage and Transportation of Residual and Excess (STORE) Nuclear Fuel Act. This bill creates a legislative framework to develop a consolidated interim storage program at the Department of Energy. It allows for both active and decommissioned nuclear power plants, with priority given to decommissioned plants, to move spent nuclear fuel to interim storage facilities.