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April 8, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (TFAF) Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-6), Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) and Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Vice Chairs Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), along with Reps.


April 8, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to banks and financial institutions in Sacramento, urging them to ensure that the small business aid funding in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is distributed as swiftly as possible.


April 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance that contradicts provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that explicitly gives the Department of the Treasury authority to provide direct assistance to Social Security beneficiaries, Supplemental Security Income recipients, and Veterans Administration pension

Issues:Seniors

March 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement on the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


March 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), co-chair of the National Service Caucus, mounted a bipartisan effort to address the needs of our national service members volunteering through programs like AmeriCorps and SeniorCorps.


March 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC Today, the House Democratic Caucus' Task Force on Aging and Families, Co-Chaired by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6), introduced the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act to provide resources and support to protect the health and well-being of seniors, people with disabilities and the front-line workers and family caregivers who su


March 19, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui, along with Representatives Paul D. Tonko, Joseph P.

Issues:Health Care

March 18, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) sent a letter to Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging him to expand the Lifeline program for millions of Americans lacking broadband access amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.


March 16, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) sent a letter to Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), urging her to take expedient action to provide relief to small businesses amid the current economic crisis stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak.